Comparative Evaluation of Induction Furnace Steel Rebars: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, and High-Temperature

Azmat Chandio1, Iftikhar Ahmed Channa1, Ayaz Ali Shah2

  • 1Department of Metallurgical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.

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