ENGINEERING MATERIALS: Research, Applications and Advances

Engineering Materials: Research, Applications and Advances

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 1-580

  Gupta, K M ^a  

^a MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

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EID: 85140188681     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17693     Document Type: Book

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