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Effect of Niobium and Coiling and Annealing Temperatures on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Bake Hardening of Ultralow-Carbon Steels for the Automotive Industry

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Storozheva, L.M., Éscher, K., Bode, R. et al. Effect of Niobium and Coiling and Annealing Temperatures on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, and Bake Hardening of Ultralow-Carbon Steels for the Automotive Industry. Metal Science and Heat Treatment 44, 102–107 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1019666003371

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