A nickel-chromium-aluminum-iron alloy includes (in wt.-%) 24 to 33% chromium, 1.8 to 4.0% aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.005 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 0.60% titanium, 0.0002 to 0.05% each of magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, not more than 0.010% sulfur, not more than 2.0% molybdenum, not more than 2.0% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the usual process-related impurities, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: Cr+Al28 (2a) and Fp39.9 (3a) with Fp=Cr+0.272*Fe+2.36*Al+2.22*Si+2.48*Ti+0.374*Mo+0.538*W11.8*C (4a), wherein Cr, Fe, Al, Si, Ti, Mo, W and C is the concentration of the respective elements in % by mass.

The invention relates to a nickel-chromium alloy comprising (in wt.-%) 29 to 37% chromium, 0.001 to 1.8% aluminum, 0.10 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.005 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium and/or 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.0002 to 0.05% each of magnesium and/or calcium, 0.005 to 12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, not more than 0.010% sulfur, not more than 2.0% molybdenum, not more than 2.0% tungsten, the remainder nickel and the usual process-related impurities, wherein the following relations must be satisfied: Cr+Al30 (2a) and Fp39.9 (3a) with Fp=Cr+0.272*Fe+2.36*Al+2.22*Si+2.48*Ti+0.374*Mo+0.538*W11.8*C (4a), wherein Cr, Fe, Al, Si, Ti, Mo, W and C is the concentration of the respective elements in % by mass.

A nickel-based alloy includes, in weight percent, carbon from about 0.7 to about 2%; manganese up to about 1.5%; silicon up to about 1.5%; chromium from about 25 to about 36%; molybdenum from about 5 to about 12%; tungsten from about 12 to about 20%; cobalt up to about 1.5%; iron from about 3.5 to about 10%; nickel from about 20 to about 55%; and incidental impurities. The alloy is suitable for use in elevated temperature applications such as in valve seta inserts for internal combustion engines.

The present application relates to a dysprosium-rich nickel-tungsten alloy material for nuclear shielding, the composition thereof comprising components of the following mass percentage: C: 0.002-0.02%, W: 5.0-35.0%, Cr: 15.0-30.0%, Dy: 1.0-4.0%, and the remaining components are nickel and unavoidable impurities. A preparation method for the dysprosium-rich nickel-tungsten alloy material for nuclear shielding is also provided. In the present application, a high-dysprosium and high-tungsten nickel-tungsten alloy material is prepared by adding an appropriate ratio of nickel, chromium, tungsten, and dysprosium, and has the advantages of high strength, good plasticity and toughness, corrosion resistance and excellent processing and formability, and can be used as an integrated material of a neutron and photon synergistic shielding functional structure.