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The Ag-Mg (Silver-Magnesium) system

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Work was supported by American Society for Metals (ASM). Literature searched through 1983. Professor Clark is the ASM/NBS Data Program Category Editor for binary magnesium alloys.

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Nayeb-Hashemi, A.A., Clark, J.B. The Ag-Mg (Silver-Magnesium) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 5, 348–358 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02872949

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