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Bhadeshia HKDH , Honeycombe RWK. Steels: microstructure and properties. 4th ed. London: Elsevier; 2017.

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Yamasaki S. The microstructure and mechanical properties of drawn and aged pearlitic steel wires. Mater Sci Technol. 2018;34(1):1–11. doi: 10.1080/02670836.2017.1407542

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Qin RS , Rahnama A , Lu WJ , Electropulsed steels. Mater Sci Technol. 2014;30:1040–1044. doi: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000533

Qin RS. Critical assessment 8: outstanding issues in electropulsing processing. Mater Sci Technol. 2015;31:203–206. doi: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000630

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Rahnama A , Qin RS. The effect of electropulsing on the interlamellar spacing and mechanical properties of a hot-rolled 0.14% carbon steel. Mater Sci Eng A.. 2015;627:145–152. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2014.12.084

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Zhao TZ , Song HW , Zhang SH. Non-monotonic radial distribution of tensile yielding strength in cold drawn pearlitic wire. Mater Sci Technol. 2018;34(1):35–41. doi: 10.1080/02670836.2017.1352642

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Bhadeshia HKDH. Anomalies in carbon concentration determinations from nanostructured bainite. Mater Sci Technol. 2015;31:758–763. doi: 10.1179/1743284714Y.0000000655

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Mishra K , Singh A. Effect of interlamellar spacing on fracture toughness of nano-structured pearlite. Mater Sci Eng A. 2017;706:22–26. doi: 10.1016/j.msea.2017.08.115