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(43) Date of publication: 10.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/02 (21) Application number: 16710581.6 (22) Date of filing: 03.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/15(2006.01) C22C 1/10(2006.01) C22C 33/02(2006.01) C22C 38/10(2006.01) B22F 3/17(2006.01) C22C 29/00(2006.01) C22C 38/08(2006.01) B22F 9/04(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/020635 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/141154 (09.09.2016 Gazette 2016/36)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 03.03.2015 US 201562127451 P (71) Applicant: Materion Corporation Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (US)	(72) Inventors: TRICKER, Nicholas David Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) TARRANT, Andrew D. Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) MICHEL, Robert V. MayfieldHeights, Ohio 44124 (US) CLUNE, Jason R. Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstraße 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE)