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(43) Date of publication: 03.12.2003 Bulletin 2003/49 (21) Application number: 02701848.0 (22) Date of filing: 05.03.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C22C 38/36 (86) International application number: PCT/SE0200/372 (87) International publication number: WO 0207/0769 (12.09.2002 Gazette 2002/37)

(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: 06.03.2001 SE 0100737 (71) Applicant: Uddeholm Tooling Aktiebolag S-683 85 Hagfors (SE)	(72) Inventors: SANDBERG, Odd S-683 40 Uddeholm (SE) JÖNSSON, Lennart S-652 29 Karlstad (SE) (74) Representative: Johansson, Lars E.  Hynell Patenttjänst ABPatron Carls Väg 2 683 40 Hagfors/Uddeholm 683 40 Hagfors/Uddeholm (SE)