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EP 3 797 179 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.2021 Bulletin 2021/13 (21) Application number: 19724876.8 (22) Date of filing: 23.05.2019

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C22C 19/05(2006.01) C22C 38/04(2006.01) C22C 38/02(2006.01) C22C 38/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2019/063297 (87) International publication number: WO 2019/224287 (28.11.2019 Gazette 2019/48)

(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: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 23.05.2018 EP 18173865 (71) Applicant: AB Sandvik Materials Technology 811 81 Sandviken (SE)	(72) Inventors: ANTONSSON, Karin 81135 Sandviken (SE) KIVISÄKK, Ulf 81191 Sandviken (SE) (74) Representative: Sandvik  Sandvik Intellectual Property AB 811 81 Sandviken 811 81 Sandviken (SE)