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(43) Date of publication: 30.10.2002 Bulletin 2002/44 (21) Application number: 00989092.2 (22) Date of filing: 15.12.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C22C 37/04, C22C 33/10, C21C 1/08 (86) International application number: PCT/SE0002/550 (87) International publication number: WO 0104/4530 (21.06.2001 Gazette 2001/25)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 17.12.1999 SE 9904668 (71) Applicant: SinterCast AB 100 55 Stockholm (SE)	(72) Inventors: TROSCHEL, Wolfgang 35578 Wetzlar (DE) TÖLLER, Ralf 61267 Neu-Anspach (DE) (74) Representative: Bergstrand, Mikael Gudmundsson et al Albihns Stockholm ABP.O. Box 5581 114 85 Stockholm 114 85 Stockholm (SE)