journal article·2026-07

Grain refinement and stability in rare-earth magnesium alloys

Zheng Tian, Zhuang-Zhuang Liu, Lei Zhan, Bai-xin Dong, Dan Luo, Hongyu Yang, Lin Liu, Feng Qiu

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