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The Cu−Ge (Copper-Germanium) system

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This program was supported by ASM, under Grant No. FG 101-1 to the University of Florida. Thermodynamic calculations were made by using the computer program developed by Drs. A.D. Pelton, W.T. Thompson, and C.W. Bale, of McGill University, Montreal, Quebec Literature searched through 1983. Professor Abbaschian is the ASM/NBS Data Program Category Editor for binary germanium alloys.

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Olesinski, R.W., Abbaschian, G.J. The Cu−Ge (Copper-Germanium) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 7, 28–35 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02874979

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