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The mechanism of Martensite formation

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  1. The General Electric Company, Richland, Washington, USA

    Alden B. Greninger (Member AIME)

  2. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Ind., USA

    Alexander R. Troiano (Member AIME, Professor of Metallurgy, University of Notre Dame)

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Greninger, A.B., Troiano, A.R. The mechanism of Martensite formation. JOM 1, 590–598 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398900

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