This disclosure relates to a polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, composite material comprising cubic boron nitride, cBN, particles and a binder matrix material in which the cBN particles are dispersed. The binder matrix material comprises one or more superalloys.

A nickel-based alloy for additive manufacturing, method and product wherein due to a specific selection of elements and adaptations, an improved alloy for casting and for additive manufacturing is provided.

A method for forming a component for a gas turbine engine may include forming a first portion of the component that includes a cast metal or metal alloy, forming a second portion of the component that includes presintered preform defining at least one support structure, positioning the second portion on the first portion to define an assembly such that the first portion and the second portion define at least one cooling channel therebetween, and heating the assembly to join the first portion and the second portion and form the component.

Provided are a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy, a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy powder, a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy member, and a member that can be melted and solidified and have excellent corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and crack resistance. A Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy member according to the present invention includes, by mass %, Cr: 18% to 22%, Mo: 18% to 39%, Ta: 1.5% to 2.5%, B: 1.0% to 2.5%, and a remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities, where 25 Cr+(Mo/2B)<38 is satisfied, in which boride particles with a maximum particle size of 70 μm or less are dispersed and precipitated in a parent phase.

Provided are a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy, a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy powder, a Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy member, and a member that can be melted and solidified and have excellent corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and crack resistance. A Ni—Cr—Mo-based alloy member according to the present invention includes, by mass %, Cr: 18% to 22%, Mo: 18% to 39%, Ta: 1.5% to 2.5%, B: 1.0% to 2.5%, and a remainder consisting of Ni and unavoidable impurities, where 25 Cr+(Mo/2B)<38 is satisfied, in which boride particles with a maximum particle size of 70 μm or less are dispersed and precipitated in a parent phase.

The present invention relates to conductive multicomponent multiphase metal alloy. The metal alloy has the following (in atom-%):Ni, in a total amount of 35-70; wherein the remaining 30-65 comprises at least three elements selected from the list consisting of Sn, Nb, Ta, B, Cr, Ce, Fe, La, Nd, Sm, Gd, Ti, Zr, Mn, Hf, Si, P, Al, Y and V in a total amount of at least 30. The metal alloy comprises at least three distinct crystalline phases, at least one phase being an intermetallic phase. The present invention also relates to an electrode material comprising said alloy, to a method for forming a coating on said alloy, and to a method for manufacturing said alloy.

A 3D printed diamond/metal matrix composite material and a preparation method and application thereof are provided. The composite material includes core-shell doped diamond, a metal matrix, and an additive, where the core-shell doped diamond includes a core, a transition layer, a shell, a coating, a porous layer, and a modification layer. The preparation method includes: uniformly mixing the diamond, the metal matrix, and the additive and performing 3D printing according to a 3D CAD slice model to obtain the composite material designed by the model. The metal matrix and the diamond surface of the composite material are mainly metallurgically bound, which can improve the binding strength between the diamond and the metal matrix, thereby improving the use properties of the composite material and a diamond tool. The core-shell doped diamond has good ablation resistance, and can effectively avoid and reduce thermal damage to diamond in a 3D printing forming process.

Nickel-based superalloy suitable for additive manufacture, a method, and a product includes a special selection of the elements silicon, boron, zirconium, and hafnium. The nickel-based superalloy includes at least the following (in wt.%): carbon (C) 0.04%-0.08% chromium (Cr) 9.8%-10.2% cobalt (Co) 10.3%-10.7% molybdenum (Mo) 0.4%-0.6% tungsten (W) 9.3%-9.7% aluminum (Al) 5.2%-5.7% tantalum (Ta) 1.9%-2.1% boron (B) 0.0025%-0.01% zirconium (Zr) 0.0025%-0.01% hafnium (Hf) 0.1%-0.3%, and optionally yttrium (Y) and residual nickel (Ni).

A hydrogen storage alloy suitable for a negative electrode of an alkaline storage battery is provided. The hydrogen storage alloy provided is a hydrogen storage alloy used for an alkaline storage battery that has, as a main phase, one or two crystal structures selected from an A.sub.2B.sub.7-type structure and an AB.sub.3-type structure, and that is represented by a general formula: (La.sub.1-a-bCe.sub.aSm.sub.b).sub.1-cMg.sub.cNi.sub.dAl.sub.eCr.sub.f (where suffixes a, b, c, d, e, and f in this formula (1) meet the following conditions: 0<a≤0.15; 0≤b≤0.15; 0.17≤c≤0.32; 0.02≤e≤0.10; 0≤f≤0.05; and 2.95≤d+e+f≤3.50.

A hydrogen storage alloy suitable for a negative electrode of an alkaline storage battery is provided. The hydrogen storage alloy provided is a hydrogen storage alloy used for an alkaline storage battery that has, as a main phase, one or two crystal structures selected from an A.sub.2B.sub.7-type structure and an AB.sub.3-type structure, and that is represented by a general formula: (La.sub.1-a-bCe.sub.aSm.sub.b).sub.1-cMg.sub.cNi.sub.dAl.sub.eCr.sub.f (where suffixes a, b, c, d, e, and f in this formula (1) meet the following conditions: 0<a≤0.15; 0≤b≤0.15; 0.17≤c≤0.32; 0.02≤e≤0.10; 0≤f≤0.05; and 2.95≤d+e+f≤3.50.