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Effect of hybrid reinforcements and TiB whisker formation on the mechanical performance of titanium matrix composites: an experimental and numerical study

Tuğba Mutuk, Cengiz Görkem Dengiz, Öznur Akyol, Kutaycan Ağanoğlu, Mevlüt Gürbüz

Journal of Materials Science· Volume 60· Issue 43
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