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Decomposition mechanisms of continuously cooled bainitic rail in the critical heat-affected zone of a flash-butt welded joints Cover

Decomposition mechanisms of continuously cooled bainitic rail in the critical heat-affected zone of a flash-butt welded joints

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|May 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/msp-2022-0002 | Journal eISSN: 2083-134X | Journal ISSN: 2083-1331
Language: English
Page range: 615 - 625
Submitted on: Mar 11, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 3, 2022
Published on: May 10, 2022
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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