Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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ISBN: 9780133128741
Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Why is magnesium often used as a structural material in power hand tools? Why are its alloys used instead of pure magnesium?

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