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The Mg−O (Magnesium-Oxygen) system

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This work was supported by ASM International. Literature searched through 1983. Part of the bibliographic search was provided by ASM. Dr. Wriedt is the ASM/NBS Data Program Category Editor for binary oxygen alloys.

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Wriedt, H.A. The Mg−O (Magnesium-Oxygen) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 8, 227–233 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874914

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