Locality and rapidity of the ultra-large elastic deformation of Nb nanowires in a NiTi phase-transforming matrix.
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SUBMITTER: Wang S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4208026 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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