Chemistry for Engineering Students
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Author: Lawrence S. Brown, Tom Holme
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.62PAE
3.60 Copper can have improved wear resistance if alloyed with
ceramic alumina, A12O3. If a copper alloy has 8.5 wt% A12O3,
what is its composition in mol%?
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