Technical and environmental evaluation of a new high performance material based on magnesium alloy reinforced with submicrometre-sized TiC particles to develop automotive lightweight components and make transport sector more sustainable

The research leading to these results has been received funding form the European Union Seventh Framework Programme( FP7/20072013) under grant agreement n 314582 EFEVE project. The authors thank the project partners for providing support to this research.

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