Manufacturing Engineering & Technology
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ISBN: 9780133128741
Author: Serope Kalpakjian, Steven Schmid
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 6, Problem 22QLP
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Portable (notebook) computers and digital cameras can have their housing made of magnesium. Why?
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