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01 April 1987
In Vol. 8, No. 1 the A1Au2 region of the phase diagram is shown on p 23 and the Au-rich part of the diagram showing metastable equilibria involving α is shown at the bottom of p 22.
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This work was supported by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA), the National Bureau of Standards through the Metallurgy Division and through the Office of Standard Reference Data, the International Gold Corporation, and ASM International. Literature search through 1983. Dr. Murray is the ASM/NBS Data Program Category Editor for binary aluminum alloys. Professor Massalski is the ASM/NBS Data Program Editor-in-Chief for the binary alloys, and also Category Editor for binary gold alloys, jointly with Dr. Okamoto.
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Murray, J.L., Okamoto, H. & Massalski, T.B. The Al−Au (Aluminum-gold) system. Bulletin of Alloy Phase Diagrams 8, 20–30 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868887
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868887