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Steel, an ancient metal, is assumed to be produced and used since around 4000 years. Since the industrial revolution in the 18th century, with the high requirement of machines, modern steels have found many applications in different industry fields, e.g., railway construction, house and ship building.

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Tu, H. (2018). Introduction. In: Numerical Simulation and Experimental Investigation of the Fracture Behaviour of an Electron Beam Welded Steel Joint. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67277-9_1

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