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Method For Manufacturing A Part From Aluminium Alloy, The Alloy Comprising At Least Zirconium And Magnesium - EP3914748

The patent EP3914748 was granted to C TEC Constellium Technology Center on May 8, 2024. The application was originally filed on Jan 24, 2020 under application number EP20707710A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3914748

C TEC CONSTELLIUM TECHNOLOGY CENTER
Application Number
EP20707710A
Filing Date
Jan 24, 2020
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Apr 5, 2024
Publication Date
May 8, 2024
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OPPOSITION- D21 - Technical Material Specification - Addalloy - v1
OPPOSITION- D22 - Test certificate
OPPOSITION- D23 - Purchase order, quote and correspondence concerning Addalloy AD1
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OPPOSITION- Nie Xiaojia, Zhang Hu, Zhu Haihong, Hu Zhiheng, Ke Linda, Zeng Xiaoyan, "Effect of Zr content on formability, microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted Zr modified Al-4.24Cu-1.97Mg-0.56Mn alloys", Journal of alloys and compounds, ELSEVIER SEQUOIA, LAUSANNE., CH, CH , (20181001), vol. 764, doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.06.032, ISSN 0925-8388, pages 977 - 986, XP093260925
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OPPOSITION- Zhang Hu; Zhu Haihong; Nie Xiaojia; Yin Jie; Hu Zhiheng; Zeng Xiaoyan, "Effect of Zirconium addition on crack, microstructure and mechanical behavior of selective laser melted Al-Cu-Mg alloy", Scripta Materialia, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM., NL, NL , (20170315), vol. 134, doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.02.036, ISSN 1359-6462, pages 6 - 10, XP029968757
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OPPOSITION- Aversa Alberta, Marchese Giulio, Saboori Abdollah, Bassini Emilio, Manfredi Diego, Biamino Sara, Ugues Daniele, Fino Paolo, Lombardi Mariangela, "New Aluminum Alloys Specifically Designed for Laser Powder Bed Fusion: A Review", mater, vol. 12, no. 7, doi:10.3390/ma12071007, ISSN 1996-1944, pages 1007 - 15, XP093260931

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