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The H−Mg (Hydrogen-Magnesium) system

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Work was supported by Ontario Hydro as a contribution from the Canadian Council of ASM INTERNATIONAL to the ASM/NBS Alloy Phase Diagram Program. Literature searched through 1985. Part of the bibliographic search was provided by ASM. Anders Svensson contributed to the compilation of evaluation data. Professor Manchester is Co-Category Editor of binary hydrogen alloys.

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San-Martin, A., Manchester, F.D. The H−Mg (Hydrogen-Magnesium) system. JPE 8, 431–437 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02893152

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