In situ high-resolution electron spectroscopic imaging of precipitate growth in an Al-Ag alloy

Micron

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-79

  Csontos, A A ^a   Tsai, M M ^a   Howe, J M ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Ag alloy; Electron spectroscopic imaging; Energy filtering transmission electron microscopy; High resolution transmission electron microscopy; In situ transmission electron microscopy; Transformation interface

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032007491     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(97)00052-8     Document Type: Article

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