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EP 3 271 489 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 24.01.2018 Bulletin 2018/04 (21) Application number: 16712671.3 (22) Date of filing: 18.03.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22F 1/08(2006.01) C22C 9/06(2006.01) C22C 9/02(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/023109 (87) International publication number: WO 2016/149610 (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: 18.03.2015 US 201562134731 P (71) Applicant: Materion Corporation Mayfield Heights, OH 44124 (US)	(72) Inventor: CRIBB, W. Raymond Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44124 (US) (74) Representative: Kador & Partner  Corneliusstraße 15 80469 München 80469 München (DE)