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A/PROF TREVOR FINLAYSON



Contact Details

Organization: Physics
Position: Honorary (Principal Fellow)
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Work: (03) 9035 8009
Mobile: 0408 053 712
Fax: (03) 9347 4783
Room: 128
Level: Ground
Building: Old Metallurgy
Campus: Parkville

Research Expertise and International Linkages

Research Expertise

Research Interest Key Words Country of Expertise
Condensed matter physics, materials science shape memory alloys; superconductivity; ferroelectricity; piezoelectricity; X-ray and neutron scattering Australia

International Linkages

Country Establishment Collaboration
United States Los Alamos National Laboratory Research
Germany Rheinisch-Westfaelische Technische Hochschule Aachen University Research
United Kingdom Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Research

Languages

Languages

Language Proficiency
German Speak, Read & Write
English Speak, Read & Write

Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Bachelor of Science The University of Queensland 14-May-1965
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University 12-Dec-1968

Memberships

Membership Type Membership Body Description Start Date End Date
Member Australian Institute of Physics CMP Group 01-Mar-1972
Member Institute of Materials Engineering Australia Ordinary Member 01-Mar-1972
Member Materials Research Society Ordinary Member 01-Jan-1978
Member American Society for Metals and Materials Ordinary Member 01-Jan-1980
Member Australian Association of von Humboldt Fellows National Executive 01-May-1983

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNAL STRAINS DURING COMPRESSION OF AN AI-7SI-0.4MG CAST ALLOY Chief Investigator ANSTO Access to Major Facilities Program 13/12/2007

Additional Grant and Contract Information

`Development of SmCo-based high temperature permanent magnets: microstructure and coercivity mechanism' X.Y. Xiong and T.R. Finlayson - ARC (Discovery) (2005-2007)

`Influence of magnetic anisotropy and microstructure at the nanoscale on the magnetic properties of SmCo-based magnets' X.Y. Xiong and T.R. Finlayson - ARC (Discovery) (Application 2008-2010) 

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Book Chapters

  • Measurement of residual stresses in weld repairs in steels
    Year: 2009
    Book: Weld cracking in ferrous alloys
    Publisher: Woodhead Publishing(Cambridge)
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Journal Articles

  • Thermal expansion of magnetite (4.2–300 K)


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Philosophical Magazine
    Volume: 89
    Issue: 22-24
    Page numbers: 1913-1921
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  • Influence of magnetic fields on structural martensitic transitions
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Philosophical Magazine
    Volume: 89
    Issue: 22-24
    Page numbers: 2083-2091
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  • Residual stress distribution in steel butt welds measured using neutron and synchrotron diffraction
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter
    Volume: 21
    Page numbers: 1242131-1242138
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Phase transformation sequence and magnetic properties of melt-spun SmCo-based alloy after isochronal heat treatment


    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
    Volume: 104
    Page numbers: 1039101-1039107
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  • Comparison of experimental and theoretical residual stresses in welds: The issue of gauge volume
    Year: 2008
    Journal: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences
    Volume: 50
    Page numbers: 513-521
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  • Neutron diffraction evaluation of residual stress for several welding arrangements and comparison with fitness-for-purpose assessments
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
    Volume: 130
    Page numbers: 0115011-0115017
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Magnetic Property – Structure Relationships at the Nano-scale for Meltspun and Aged SmCo-based Alloys
    Year: 2008
    Event name: 'Wagga 2008
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of 'Wagga 2008: The 32nd Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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    URL - open access http://www.aip.org.au/wagga2008/

  • Phase transformations and magnetic properties at the nanoscale for a melt-spun SMCo-based alloy folowing isochronal ageing treatments


    Year: 2008
    Event name: 18th National AIP Congress 2008
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 18th National Congress incorproating the 27th Plasma Science Conference
    Page numbers: 115-118
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Efficient use of available techniques to measure residual stresses in welded components
    Year: 2008
    Event name: Proceedings of the IWOTE'08: International Workshop on Thermal Forming and Welding Distortion
    Conference Publication: Thermal Forming and Welding Distortion
    Page numbers: 1-12
    Publisher: BIAS Verlag(Bremen)
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Time-resolved diffraction measurements of electric-field-induced strain in tetragonal lead zirconate titanate


    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 0941041-0941046
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  • A study of the anomalous field evaporation of Sm(Co0.68Fe0.20Cu0.10Zr0.02)7.5 alloy by 3D atom probe
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Ultramicroscopy
    Volume: 107
    Page numbers: 781-785
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  • Atom Probe Study of the Changes in Compositions of Individual Phases in a Melt-Spun SmCo-based Alloy during Ageing Treatment
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Microscopy and Microanalysis
    Volume: 13
    Issue: supp2
    Page numbers: 1-2
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  • Electronic instabilities in shape-memory alloys: Thermodynamic and electronic structure studies of the martensitic transition
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Physical Review B
    Volume: 75
    Page numbers: 2051191-2051196
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  • Heat capacity in magnetic and electric fields near the ferroelectric transition in triglycine sulfate
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters
    Volume: 90
    Page numbers: 0529101-0529103
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  • Neutron diffraction study of the polarization reversal mechanism in [111]c-oriented Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPBTiO3
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Applied Physics
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 1041081-1041087
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  • Study of the phase trasnformations in Ni2MnGa by capacitance dilatometry
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Physics - Condensed Matter
    Volume: 19
    Page numbers: 0262181-0262189
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  • Surface enhancement of soft-mode transformation in Ni2MnGa
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Applied Physics Letters
    Volume: 90
    Page numbers: 0219071-0219073
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  • The effects of restraint and post-weld heat treatment on residual stress distribution in a bead-on-plate weld
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Neutron Research
    Volume: 15
    Issue: 3-4
    Page numbers: 231-241
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The partition of stresses in Al-Si-based metal-matrix composites
    Year: 2007
    Event name: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 31st Annual Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • Assessment of residual stresses in single-and multi-bead-onplate weldments measured by neutron diffraction


    Year: 2006
    Journal: Materials Forum
    Volume: 30
    Page numbers: 54-62
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  • Automated apparatus for dynamic mechanical analysis using the piezoelectric ultrasonic composite oscillator technique
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 5290-5293
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  • Characterization of domain structures from diffraction profiles in tetragonal ferroelastic ceramics
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 5294-5299
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  • Investigation of reference samples for residual strain measurements in a welded specimen by neutron and synchrotron X-ray diffraction
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Physica B
    Volume: 385-386
    Page numbers: 904-907
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  • Neutron diffraction study of polycrystalline Ca1-xSrxTiO3 mixed perovskite materials
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Physica B
    Volume: 385-386
    Page numbers: 88-90
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  • Residual Stresses Evaluation in Welds and Implications for Design for Pressure Vessel Applications
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology
    Volume: 128
    Page numbers: 638-643
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  • Residual stress measurements by neutron diffraction in multi-bead welding
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Physica B
    Volume: 385-386
    Page numbers: 890-893
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  • Residual stresses measurement by neutron diffraction and theoretical estimation in a single weld bead
    Year: 2006
    Journal: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping
    Volume: 83
    Page numbers: 381-387
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  • Time Resolved Studies Near the Ferroelectric Transition in Triglycine Sulphate During the Application of High-Voltage Fields
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Ferroelectrics
    Volume: 339
    Page numbers: 175-182
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  • Time-dependent phenomena in athermal martensitic transformations
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Materials Science and Engineering A - Structural Materials Properties Microstructure & Processing
    Volume: 438-440
    Page numbers: 122-125
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • A Quantitative Study of the Composition of Sm(Co0.68Fe0.20Cu0.10Zr0.02)7.5 Alloy by 3D Atom-Probe Analysis


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Investigation of Residual Stress in Multi-Bead on Plates


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Studies of residual stress distributions in single bead on plate using high energy synchrotron and neutron scattering


    Year: 2006
    Event name: RiverPhys
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 17th National Congress 2006
    Page numbers: WC05071-WC05074
    Publisher: The Australian Institute of Physics(Cronulla)
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  • Time-resolved Neutron Diffraction Studies: The Ferroelectric Transition in Triglycine Sulphate


    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Time-resolved studies of ferroelectrical materials using neutron stroboscopic techniques during the application of electric fields


    Year: 2006
    Event name: RiverPhys
    Conference Publication: Australian Institute of Physics 17th National Congress 2006
    Page numbers: WC03251-WC03254
    Publisher: The Australian Institute of Physics(Cronulla)
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  • Ultrasound Observation of Vowel Tongue Shapes in Trained Singers
    Year: 2006
    Event name: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 30th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • A neutron diffraction study of residual stress due to welding


    Year: 2005
    Journal: Journal of Materials Processing Technology
    Volume: 164-165
    Page numbers: 1099-1105
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  • Investigation on the transformations in Ni2MnGa by capacitance dilatometry
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Materials Forum
    Volume: 29
    Page numbers: 351-355
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  • Residual Stress Evaluation in Multi-Beads Steel Weldments Using Neutron Diffraction
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Welding Research Abroad
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 12
    Page numbers: 40-51
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Martensitic transformations at surfaces and interfaces


    Year: 2005
    Event name: Solid-to-Solid Phase Transfonnations in Inorganic Materials 2005
    Conference Publication: Proccedings on Solid-to-Solid Phase Transfonnations in Inorganic Materials 2005
    Volume: 2
    Page numbers: 35-46
    Publisher: TMS(Warrendale)
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  • Neutron diffraction studies of the ferroelectric/paraelectric transition in triglycine sulphate


    Year: 2005
    Event name: AIP 16th National Congress 2005 - Physics for the Nation
    Conference Publication: 16th National Congress 2005 proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Development of a new instrument to observe time-resolved neutron diffraction intensities in association with phase transitions
    Year: 2005
    Event name: AIP 16th National Congress 2005 - Physics for the Nation
    Conference Publication: 16th National Congress 2005 proceedings
    Page numbers: 1-4
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Study of residual stresses distribution and the influence of restraint for a single weld bead in a low carbon steel using neutron difraction technique
    Year: 2005
    Event name: Advances in Applied Mechanics
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the Fourth Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics
    Page numbers: 775-780
    Publisher: Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia(Sydney)
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Publications in 2004

Journal Articles

  • An application of synchrotron radiation to study the microstructure of passivation layers on GaAs


    Year: 2004
    Journal: Materials Forum
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 21-27
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  • An approach to the teaching of functional materials for Materials Science and Engineering undergraduate courses


    Year: 2004
    Journal: Journal of Materials Education
    Volume: 26
    Page numbers: 307-312
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  • Neutron scattering studies of La1-xSrxMnO3 colossal magnetoresistive perovskites
    Year: 2004
    Journal: Materials Forum
    Volume: 27
    Page numbers: 80-87
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Fermi surface calculations of materials susceptible to phase transitions


    Year: 2004
    Event name: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Phase Transformations in the Ca1-xSrxTiO3 Perovskite System


    Year: 2004
    Event name: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Thermal Expansion Studies of Ni2MnGa Shape-Memory Material


    Year: 2004
    Event name: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Corrosion Resistance of Organic Layers on GaAs via X-Ray Reflectometry Characterization
    Year: 2004
    Event name: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Conference Publication: 28th Annual condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2003

Journal Articles

  • Chemical doping effect on the crystal structure and superconductivity of MgB2
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Physica C - Superconductivity and its Applications
    Volume: 386
    Page numbers: 588-592
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  • Microstructural study of a passivation layer on GaAs: An application of x-ray reflectivity under grazing angles using a synchrotron source
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Surface Review and Letters
    Volume: 10
    Issue: 2
    Page numbers: 373-379
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  • Nanocrystalline microstructures in Fe93−xZr7Bx alloys
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Materials Science
    Volume: 38
    Page numbers: 1161-1169
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  • The effect of Cu addition on the microstructure and low-temperature magnetization of nanocrystalline Fe87−xZr7B6Cux and Fe81−xZr7B12Cux alloys
    Year: 2003
    Journal: Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 223-228
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • The aging effect in Au-Cd alloys: A Mossbauer spectroscopy study


    Year: 2003
    Event name: ICOMAT 02
    Conference Publication: International Conference of Martensitic Transformations Part 2 Proceedings
    Page numbers: 1087-1090
    Publisher: EDP Sciences
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  • Long Term Protection and Functionalization of GaAs Surfaces
    Year: 2003
    Event name: WAGGA WAGGA 2003
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 27th annual A&NZIP condensed matter and materials meeting
    Page numbers: 28-30
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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  • Rhonon anomalies in displacive phase transitions by surface X-ray Sattering
    Year: 2003
    Event name: ICOMAT 02
    Conference Publication: International Conference of Martensitic Transformations Part 1 Proceedings
    Page numbers: 123-127
    Publisher: EDP Sciences
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Publications in 2002

Journal Articles

  • Polarised neutron scattering study of magnetic correlations and spin dynamics in La0.875Sr0.125MnO3+d
    Year: 2002
    Journal: Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing
    Volume: 74
    Page numbers: S725-S727
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Conference Publications/Papers

  • Diffraction studies of a soft-mode phase transformation: Ni2MnGa
    Year: 2002
    Event name: ustralian Intitute of Physics Congress 2002 - Physics and Industry Working Together
    Conference Publication: Proceedings of the 15th Biennual Australian Intitute of Physics Congress 2002
    Page numbers: 1-3
    Publisher: Australian Institute of Physics(Melbourne)
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Publications in 2001

Journal Articles

  • A flexible learning studio for Materials Science and Engineering education


    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Materials Education
    Volume: 23
    Page numbers: 41-50
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  • The approach to saturation magnetization of nanocrystalline Fe90Zr7B3 alloy


    Year: 2001
    Journal: Journal of Physics D - Applied Physics
    Volume: 34
    Page numbers: 2845-2853
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  • A professional studies unit for third year university students
    Year: 2001
    Journal: The Physicist
    Volume: 38
    Page numbers: 118-123
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  • The effect of boron content on the crystallization behaviour and microstructure for nanocrystalline Fe93-xZr7Bx alloys
    Year: 2001
    Journal: Materials Physics and Mechanics
    Volume: 4
    Issue: 1
    Page numbers: 34-38
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