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The Physics of Metals and Metallography

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Vol. 118, No. 7, 2017

A simultaneous English language translation of this journal is available from Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.
Distributed worldwide by Springer. The Physics of Metals and Metallography ISSN 0031-918X.

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Theory of Metals

Relaxation of the Residual Defect Structure in Deformed Polycrystals under Ultrasonic Action

R. T. Murzaev, D. V. Bachurin and A. A. Nazarov p. 621  abstract

Decomposition of Equilibrium Interphase Boundary in Substitutional Alloys upon Mechanical Alloying

V. L. Gapontsev, V. D. Seleznev and A. V. Gapontsev p. 630  abstract

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Electrical and Magnetic Properties

Evolution of the Structural and Magnetotransport Properties of Magnetite Films Depending on the Temperature of Their Synthesis on the SiO₂/Si(001) Surface

V. V. Balashev, V. A. Vikulov, A. A. Dimitriev, T. A. Pisarenko, E. V. Pustovalov and V. V. Korobtsov p. 644  abstract

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Structure, Phase Transformations, and Diffusion

Mechanism of Competitive Grain Growth in a Curvilinear Channel of Crystal-Sorter during the Orientational Solidification of Nickel-Based Heat-Resistant Alloy

V. P. Monastyrskiy, A. N. Pozdnyakov, M. Yu. Ershov and A. V. Monastyrskiy p. 652  abstract

Structure of Strengthening Particles of Niobium Carbide in Fe–Cr–Ni Cast Refractory Alloys

S. Yu. Kondrat’ev, E. V. Svyatisheva, G. P. Anastasiadi and S. N. Petrov p. 659  abstract

Structure and Properties of Hydrogen-Intercalated YBa₂Cu₃O_y

I. B. Bobylev, S. V. Naumov and N. A. Zyuzeva p. 671  abstract

Phase and Structural Transformations in a Low-Carbon Steel that Occur upon the Collapse of a Cylindrical Shell

A. E. Kheifets, V. I. Zel’dovich, N. Yu. Frolova, S. M. Dolgikh, K. V. Gaan and E. V. Shorokhov p. 681  abstract

Structure and Magnetic Properties of Mechanically Synthesized (Fe_{1 – x}Ni_x)₇₅C₂₅ Nanocomposites

A. I. Ul’yanov, A. A. Chulkina, V. A. Volkov, A. L. Ul’yanov and A. V. Zagainov p. 691  abstract

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Strength and Plasticity

Elastic Properties, Internal Stresses, and Excess Volume of Nanomaterials

L. S. Vasil’ev and S. L. Lomaev p. 700  abstract

Influence of Structure on Static Cracking Resistance and Fracture of Welded Joints of Pipe Steels of Strength Class K60

N. A. Tereshchenko, T. I. Tabatchikova, I. L. Yakovleva, A. N. Makovetskii and S. V. Shander p. 707  abstract

Comparison of Appearance, Microstructure and Tensile Properties during Friction Stir Welding Processes of Al–Si alloys

Shailesh Rao A and Yuvaraja Naik p. 716  abstract

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