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Deformation of Uranium During Alpha/Beta Cycles Under Small Stresses and a Quantitative Interpretation of the Mechanical Weakness of Metals Undergoing Phase Transformations

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JOHNSON, R., GREENWOOD, G. Deformation of Uranium During Alpha/Beta Cycles Under Small Stresses and a Quantitative Interpretation of the Mechanical Weakness of Metals Undergoing Phase Transformations. Nature 195, 138–139 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/195138a0

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