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Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels: evolution of the fuel surface

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Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels: evolution of the fuel surface. / Rauff-Nisthar, Nadya; Boxall, Colin; Farnan, Ian et al.
In: ECS Transactions, Vol. 53, No. 21, 09.2013, p. 95-104.

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Rauff-Nisthar, N, Boxall, C, Farnan, I, Hiezl, Z, Lee, W, Perkins, C & Wilbraham, R 2013, 'Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels: evolution of the fuel surface', ECS Transactions, vol. 53, no. 21, pp. 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1149/05321.0095ecst

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Rauff-Nisthar, N., Boxall, C., Farnan, I., Hiezl, Z., Lee, W., Perkins, C., & Wilbraham, R. (2013). Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels: evolution of the fuel surface. ECS Transactions, 53(21), 95-104. https://doi.org/10.1149/05321.0095ecst

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Rauff-Nisthar N, Boxall C, Farnan I, Hiezl Z, Lee W, Perkins C et al. Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels: evolution of the fuel surface. ECS Transactions. 2013 Sept;53(21):95-104. doi: 10.1149/05321.0095ecst

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Rauff-Nisthar, Nadya ; Boxall, Colin ; Farnan, Ian et al. / Corrosion behaviour of AGR simulated fuels : evolution of the fuel surface. In: ECS Transactions. 2013 ; Vol. 53, No. 21. pp. 95-104.

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