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  2. Department of Metallurgy and Materials, University of Birmingham, UK

    John Campbell (Emeritus Professor of Casting Technology)

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Sigworth, G., Campbell, J. & Jorstad, J. The Modification of Al-Si Casting Alloys: Important Practical and Theoretical Aspects. Inter Metalcast 3, 65–78 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03355442

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