US 2026/0168060 A1 · AN ALLOY

Abstract

An alloy consisting of, in atomic percent: aluminium: 19.45% or less; zirconium: 16.7% or less; vanadium: 12.0% or less; tungsten: 35.0% or less; chromium: 15.0% or less; iron: 6.5% or less; nickel: 15.0% or less; titanium: 40.0% or less; tantalum: 35.0% or less; niobium: 35.0% or less; molybdenum: 35.0% or less; cobalt: 20.0% or less; manganese: 35.0% or less; copper: 15.0% or less; hafnium: 10.0% or less; rhenium: 35.0% or less; platinum: 15.0% or less; palladium: 15.0% or less; rhodium: 20.0% or less; ruthenium: 25.0% or less; iridium: 20.0% or less; silicon: 5.0% or less; and incidental impurities less than 1 at % in sum; wherein the following equations are satisfied: where x; is the atomic fraction of element i in the alloy and VECi is the number of valence electrons associated with an atom of element i and R is the universal gas constant.

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Dependent claims

An alloy consisting of, in atomic percent:

aluminium:
19.45% or less;
zirconium:
16.7% or less;
vanadium:
12.0% or less;
tungsten:
35.0% or less;
chromium:
15.0% or less;
iron:
6.5% or less;
nickel:
15.0% or less;
titanium:
40.0% or less;
tantalum:
35.0% or less;
niobium:
35.0% or less;
molybdenum:
35.0% or less;
cobalt:
20.0% or less;
manganese:
35.0% or less;
copper:
15.0% or less;
hafnium:
10.0% or less;
rhenium:
35.0% or less;
platinum:
15.0% or less;
palladium:
15.0% or less;
rhodium:
20.0% or less;
ruthenium:
25.0% or less;
iridium:
20.0% or less;
silicon:
5.0% or less;
and incidental impurities less than 1 at % in sum;
wherein the following equations are satisfied:
5.
≥
∑
i
x
i
·
VEC
i
and
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≤
-
R
·
∑
i
x
i
·
ln
⁢
(
x
i
)
where xi is the atomic fraction of element i in the alloy and VECi is the number of valence electrons associated with an atom of element i and R is the universal gas constant.

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