Metal alloy for a stent

A stent that is formed of at least about 80 weight percent of a metal alloy which improves the strength and ductility of the stent, said metal alloy including at least about 99.9 weight percent of a solid solution of rhenium and molybdenum, said metal alloy including carbon and oxygen and having a carbon to oxygen atomic ratio of at least about 2:1 and less than about 50:1, said metal alloy having a carbon to nitrogen atomic ratio of less than about 40:1 and an oxygen to nitrogen atomic ratio of less than about 30:1, said metal alloy having an average yield strength of about 98-122 ksi and an average ultimate tensile strength of about 100-150 ksi, said metal alloy having an average grain size of about 6-9 ASTM, said metal alloy having an average tensile elongation of about 25-35%, and including by weight percent:

• C
• <150 ppm
• Mo
• 51–56%
• O
• <50 ppm
• N
• <20 ppm
• Re
• 44–49%.