Nanoscale Fe-containing intermetallic formation in Al-Fe-Mn-Si alloys: Unveiling a rare explosive nucleation pathway under liquid confinement
Authors:
- Zhongping QueZhongping Que
- Raluca Florentina NegreaRNRaluca Florentina Negrea
- Zhongyun FanZhongyun Fan
Open Access
- 21 January 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Materials Today Communications
- Vol. 51
Abstract
No abstract availableFunding Information
- Brunel University London (11937131)
- Brunel University London
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/N007638/1)
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