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Discontinuously Reinforced Titanium Matrix Composites

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For centuries, scientists have been conducting investigations to develop materials which are “stronger, stiffer, lighter, and hotter.”

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    Here the term “phase” is generalized in that a phase can be a composite itself.

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Huang, L., Geng, L. (2017). Introduction. In: Discontinuously Reinforced Titanium Matrix Composites. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4449-6_1

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