TWO ULTRAPRECISE THERMAL EXPANSION INVESTIGATIONS: SODIUM SILICATE - A LOW-EXPANSION CEMENT, AND THERMAL EXPANSION UNIFORMITY OF ZERODUR
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1985Keywords
Sodium silicate -- Expansion and contraction -- Measurement.Cement -- Expansion and contraction -- Measurement.
Glass-ceramics -- Expansion and contraction -- Measurement.
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