Nb-Ta alloys by aluminothermic reduction of Nb2O5/Ta2O5 mixtures and electron beam melting

International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 305-314

  Nunes, Carlos Angelo ^a   Pinatti, Daltro Garcia ^a   Robin, Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; ELECTRODES; ELECTRON BEAM MELTING; STOICHIOMETRY;

ALUMINOTHERMIC REDUCTION (ATR);

NIOBIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0032631312     PISSN: 02634368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-4368(99)00002-5     Document Type: Article

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