Effects of Rare Earth Metals on Steel Microstructures

Rare earth metals are used in semiconductors, solar cells and catalysts. This review focuses on the background of oxide metallurgy technologies, the chemical and physical properties of rare earth (RE) metals, the background of oxide metallurgy, the functions of RE metals in steelmaking, and the infl...

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Main Authors: Fei Pan, Jian Zhang, Hao-Long Chen, Yen-Hsun Su, Chia-Liang Kuo, Yen-Hao Su, Shin-Hau Chen, Kuan-Ju Lin, Ping-Hung Hsieh, Weng-Sing Hwang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-05-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/6/417