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Use of Tribocor 532N for a carbon-free induction furnace for vacuum-induction melting and casting of uranium and its alloys

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    C. E. Holcombe Jr, R. H. Reiner & N. L. Dykes

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Holcombe, C.E., Reiner, R.H. & Dykes, N.L. Use of Tribocor 532N for a carbon-free induction furnace for vacuum-induction melting and casting of uranium and its alloys. J Mater Sci Lett 6, 1353–1355 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01794617

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