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Solubility of Magnesium in Lithium

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IN view of the possible commercial application of alloys of magnesium and lithium, the equilibrium diagram of these two metals has assumed practical as well as theoretical importance. The diagram is, in general, well established except for the solid solubility of magnesium in lithium.

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CATTERALL, J. Solubility of Magnesium in Lithium. Nature 169, 336 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169336a0

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