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The spreading of metallic liquid drops on flat solid metal or ceramic substrates ranges from milliseconds — comparable to room-temperature spreading of water on glass — to hours. This

varying timescale can be understood by what happens — or doesn't happen — at the foot of the drop where the liquid surface contacts the substrate. Access through your institution Buy or

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