journal article·2025-09

Thermodynamics of grain boundary segregation transition and their relevance for liquid metal embrittlement in Fe-Zn system

Yuki Ikeda, Theophilus Wallis, Robert Maaß, Reza Darvishi Kamachali

Acta Materialia· Volume 296
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