The Wyckoff positional order and polyhedral intergrowth in the M3B2- and M5B3-type boride precipitated in the Ni-based superalloys.
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SUBMITTER: Hu XB
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4258654 | biostudies-other | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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