Effect of heat treatment on the microhardness of Ti-6Al-4V alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion and its prediction using machine learning

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Issue		EPJ Web Conf. Volume 345, 2026 4^th International Conference & Exposition on Materials, Manufacturing and Modelling Techniques (ICE3MT2025)


Article Number		01060
Number of page(s)		15
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202634501060
Published online		07 January 2026

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