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All issues Volume 123 / No 2 (2026) Metall. Res. Technol., 123 2 (2026) 211 References
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Metall. Res. Technol.
Volume 123, Number 2, 2026
Special Issue on ‘Innovations in Iron and Steelmaking’, edited by Carlo Mapelli and Davide Mombelli
Article Number 211
Number of page(s) 9
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/metal/2025152
Published online 11 February 2026
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