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  • Radiation shielding, physico-mechanical properties, microstructure, and sintering ability relationships in reactive alumina ceramics

  • Arife Yurdakul*

  • Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, Türkiye

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This Article

  • 2026; 27(1): 113-129

    Published on Feb 28, 2026

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2026.27.1.113
  • Received on Oct 19, 2025
  • Revised on Jan 6, 2026
  • Accepted on Jan 9, 2026

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  • Arife Yurdakul

  • Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kütahya Dumlupınar University, Kütahya, Türkiye
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