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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04 (21) Application number: 16713244.8 (22) Date of filing: 17.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B22F 3/15(2006.01) C22C 32/00(2006.01) C22C 1/10(2006.01) C22C 21/06(2006.01) C22C 1/05(2006.01) C22C 49/06(2006.01) C22C 1/04(2006.01) C22C 21/16(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/022938 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/149533 (22.09.2016 Gazette 2016/38)

(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: 17.03.2015 US 201562134198 P (71) Applicant: Materion Corporation Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (US)	(72) Inventors: TARRANT, Andrew D. Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) TRICKER, Nicholas David Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) HONEY, Nicholas J. Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) SMITH, Tahsina Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstraße 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE)