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The Ca−Mg (Calcium-Magnesium) system

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Thermodynamic calculations were made using the F*A*C*T (Facility for the Analysis of Chemical Thermodynamics) computer program. Work was supported by ASM International. Literature searched through 1984. Professor Clark is ASM/NBS Data Program Category Editor for binary magnesium alloys.

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Nayeb-Hashemi, A.A., Clark, J.B. The Ca−Mg (Calcium-Magnesium) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 8, 58–65 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868900

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