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Tayebifard,S. A. (2024). Effect of Processing Parameters and Additives on Partially Sintering of Si3N4-MoSi2 Composite. Advanced Ceramics Progress, 10(2), 1-8. doi: 10.30501/acp.2024.453495.1151
MLA
Tayebifard,S. A. . "Effect of Processing Parameters and Additives on Partially Sintering of Si3N4-MoSi2 Composite", Advanced Ceramics Progress, 10, 2, 2024, 1-8. doi: 10.30501/acp.2024.453495.1151
HARVARD
Tayebifard S. A. (2024). 'Effect of Processing Parameters and Additives on Partially Sintering of Si3N4-MoSi2 Composite', Advanced Ceramics Progress, 10(2), pp. 1-8. doi: 10.30501/acp.2024.453495.1151
CHICAGO
S. A. Tayebifard, "Effect of Processing Parameters and Additives on Partially Sintering of Si3N4-MoSi2 Composite," Advanced Ceramics Progress, 10 2 (2024): 1-8, doi: 10.30501/acp.2024.453495.1151
VANCOUVER
Tayebifard S. A. Effect of Processing Parameters and Additives on Partially Sintering of Si3N4-MoSi2 Composite. ACERP, 2024; 10(2): 1-8. doi: 10.30501/acp.2024.453495.1151
