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Jiakun Wang, Minghang Zhou, Liang Zhu, et al. (2025). Synergistic effects of Hf and Ta on strength-ductility in refractory high-entropy alloys: Kink band formation and dislocation evolution. Acta Materialia, 300, 121492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2025.121492

Synergistic effects of Hf and Ta on strength-ductility in refractory high-entropy alloys: Kink band formation and dislocation evolution

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