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A New Vacuum Degassing Process For Molten Aluminum
Molten aluminum reacts with the water vapor to form hydrogen which can dissolve in the aluminum melt and be released during the solidification of casting as a harmful gas, resulting in porosity in the casting....
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Polycrystalline samples of Sr5PrTi3Ta7O30 (SPTT) and Sr5EuTi3Ta7O30 (SETT) compounds were prepared by high-temperature solid-state reaction method and their formation, structure and dielectric properties were stu...
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