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Journal of Metallurgy
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 921235, 7 pages
Mechanical Response of Al-1.09Mg2Si Alloy under Varying Mould and Thermal Ageing Conditions
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Lagos, Lagos 101017, Nigeria
Received 23 August 2012; Revised 12 November 2012; Accepted 16 November 2012
Academic Editor: Gerhard Sauthoff
Copyright © 2012 O. I. Sekunowo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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