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The Korean Society for Technology of Plasticity and materials processing (한국소성∙가공학회)
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Ultra-Thin Sheet Metal Forming Technologies for PEM Fuel Cell Application

고분자전해질 연료전지용 극박 금속재 성형 기술

  • Bong, H.J. (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University)
  • 봉혁종 (오하이오 주립대학교 재료공학부)
  • Published : 2017.06.01
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