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The Al-Zr (aluminum-zirconium) system

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Murray, J., Peruzzi, A. & Abriata, J.P. The Al-Zr (aluminum-zirconium) system. JPE 13, 277–291 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02667556

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