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Control Of Aluminum Alloy Microstructure For Improved Corrosion Resistance And Bonding Performance - EP4107302

The patent EP4107302 was granted to Novelis on Jul 10, 2024. The application was originally filed on Feb 18, 2021 under application number EP21711138A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP4107302

NOVELIS
Application Number
EP21711138A
Filing Date
Feb 18, 2021
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Jun 7, 2024
Publication Date
Jul 10, 2024
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Patent Citations (9) New

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DESCRIPTION- Registration Record of Aluminum Association Alloy Designations and Chemical Compositions Limits for Aluminum Alloys in the Form of Castings and Ingot, The Aluminum Association
OPPOSITION- Anonymous, "International Alloy Designations and Chemical Composition Limits for Wrought Aluminum and Wrought Aluminum Alloys", The Aluminum Association, (20090201), pages 1 - 38, XP093270402
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OPPOSITION- Niels c. w. Kuijpers et al, "A Model of the .BETA.-AlFeSi to .ALPHA.-Al(FeMn)Si Transformation in Al-Mg-Si Alloys", Materials Transactions, The Japanese Institute of MEtals and Materials, JP, JP , (20030101), vol. 44, no. 7, doi:10.2320/matertrans.44.1448, ISSN 1345-9678, pages 1448 - 1456, XP055323345

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