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(43) Date of publication: 06.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/18 (21) Application number: 97932066.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.06.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C04B 35/ 64( . ) C04B 35/ 645( . ) C22C 1/ 05( . ) C23C 30/ 00( . ) B22F 3/ 10( . ) C22C 1/ 04( . ) C22C 29/ 08( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/SE1997/001111 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/002394 (22.01.1998 Gazette 1998/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT CH DE FR GB IT LI SE (30) Priority: 11.07.1996 SE 19960002751 11.07.1996 SE 19960002752 (71) Applicant: Sandvik Aktiebolag (publ) 811 81 Sandviken (SE)	(72) Inventors: ROHLIN, Barbro S-182 61 Djursholm (SE) PALSSON, Margareta S-747 40 Gimo (SE) AKESSON, Leif S-125 51 Älvsjö (SE) (74) Representative: Taquist, Lennart, et al  Sandvik AB Patent Department 811 81 SANDVIKEN 811 81 SANDVIKEN (SE)