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Base Metals

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Materials and Processes of Electron Devices

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The chief base metals used in vacuum tube production are Ni, Fe, Cu, and their alloys, and, to a smaller extent, Al, Be, and Ag

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Knoll, M. (1959). Base Metals. In: Materials and Processes of Electron Devices. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45936-8_5

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