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On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels: Two-step bainite transformation processes

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On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels: Two-step bainite transformation processes. / Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E J.
Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012. Vol. 2 2012. p. 1094-1101.

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Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, PEJ 2012, On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels: Two-step bainite transformation processes. in Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012. vol. 2, pp. 1094-1101, Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, 7/10/12.

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Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E. J. (2012). On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels: Two-step bainite transformation processes. In Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012 (Vol. 2, pp. 1094-1101)

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Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo PEJ. On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels: Two-step bainite transformation processes. In Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012. Vol. 2. 2012. p. 1094-1101

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Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E J. / On the origin of ultra-hardness in bearing steels : Two-step bainite transformation processes. Materials Science and Technology Conference and Exhibition 2012, MS and T 2012. Vol. 2 2012. pp. 1094-1101

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