Provided are a Ni-based superalloy for stably obtaining high tensile strength and a method for manufacturing the same. Provided are: a Ni-based superalloy having a composition comprising, in mass %, C: up to 0.10%, Si: up to 0.5%, Mn: up to 0.5%, P: up to 0.05%, S: up to 0.050%, Fe: up to 45%, Cr: 14.0 to 22.0%, Co: up to 18.0%, Mo: up to 8.0%, W: up to 5.0%, Al: 0.10 to 2.80%, Ti: 0.50 to 5.50%, Nb: up to 5.8%, Ta: up to 2.0%, V: up to 1.0%, B: up to 0.030%, Zr: up to 0.10%, Mg: up to 0.005%, and the balance of Ni with inevitable impurities, and has a grain orientation spread (GOS) of at least 0.7° as an intragranular misorientation parameter measured by an SEM-EBSD technique; and a method for manufacturing the same.

A nickel-base alloy comprises, in weight percentages based on the total weight of the nickel-base alloy: 1.6% to 3.0% aluminum; 0.3% to 1.5% titanium; 1.5% to 4% tantalum; and nickel.

Turbocharger turbine wheels including nickel-based alloys are disclosed herein. In one exemplary embodiment, a turbocharger turbine wheel includes as, at least part of its constituency, a nickel-based alloy that includes, on a weight basis of the overall alloy: a nickel-based alloy includes or consists of, on a weight basis of the overall alloy: about 2.00% to about 3.00% cobalt, about 12.0% to about 14.0% chromium, about 5.75% to about 6.85% aluminum, about 5.00% to about 6.00% tungsten, about 2.25% to about 2.75% molybdenum, about 1.25% to about 2.00% titanium, about 0.55% to about 1.50% niobium, about 0.13% to about 0.17% carbon, about 0.03 to about 0.05% zirconium, about 0.01% to about 0.02 boron, and a majority of nickel, with the understanding that there may be inevitable/unavoidable impurities. The turbocharger turbine wheel may be configured for operating at about 980° C. to about 1020° C.

A method for repairing a part and the resulting is disclosed. The method includes positioning a plug having an inner braze element coupled thereto into a cavity defined by an internal surface of a component. The cavity has a circular cross-section at the external surface of the component. The plug completely fills the circular cross-section and the inner braze element is within the cavity. A braze paste is positioned at least partially around the plug at the external surface. The component is positioned such that the inner braze element is above the plug. The component is subjected to a thermal cycle to melt the inner braze element around the plug, completely sealing the cavity by forming a metallurgical bond with the plug and the internal surface of the component. During the thermal cycle the braze paste is melted to form a metallurgical bond with the plug and external surface.

A nickel-chromium-aluminum alloy includes (in mass %) 12 to 30% chromium, 1.8 to 4.0% aluminum, 0.1 to 7.0% iron, 0.001 to 0.50% silicon, 0.001 to 2.0% manganese, 0.00 to 1.00% titanium, 0.00 to 1.10% niobium, 0.00 to 0.5% copper, 0.00 to 5.00% cobalt, in each case 0.0002 to 0.05% magnesium and/or calcium, 0.001 to 0.12% carbon, 0.001 to 0.050% nitrogen, 0.001 to 0.030% phosphorus, 0.0001 to 0.020% oxygen, max. 0.010% sulfur, max. 2.0% molybdenum, max. 2.0% tungsten, and a remainder of nickel with a minimum content of 50% and the usual process-related impurities for use in solar power towers, using chloride and/or carbonate salt melts as a heat transfer medium, wherein in order to ensure a good processability, the following condition must be met: F.sub.V 0.9 with F.sub.V=4.88050−0.095546*Fe−0.0178784*Cr−0.992452*Al−1.51498*Ti−0.506893*Nb+0.0426004*Al*Fe, where Fe, Cr, Al, Ti, and Nb are the concentration of the respective elements in mass %.

A nickel-based alloy which includes at least the following alloy elements in wt. %: cobalt (Co) 10.3-10.7, chromium (Cr) 9.8-10.2, tungsten (W) 9.3-9.7, aluminum (Al) 5.2-5.7, hafnium (Hf) 1.8-2.2, tantalum (Ta) 1.9-2.1, molybdenum (Mo) 0.4-0.6, the remainder being nickel and impurities.

A nickel-based alloy composition consisting, in weight percent, of: between 1.0 and 3.5% aluminium, 0.0 and 3.6% titanium, 0.0 and 6.0% niobium, 0.0 and 4.9% tantalum, 0.0 and 5.4% tungsten, 0.0 and 4.0% molybdenum, 8.9 and 30.0% cobalt, 10.8 and 20.6% chromium, 0.02 and 0.35% carbon, between 0.001 and 0.2% boron, between 0.001 and 0.5% zirconium, 0.0 and 5.0% rhenium, 0.0 and 8.5% ruthenium, 0.0 and 4.6 percent iridium, between 0.0 and 0.5% vanadium, between 0.0 and 1.0% palladium, between 0.0 and 1.0% platinum, between 0.0 and 0.5% silicon, between 0.0 and 0.1% yttrium, between 0.0 and 0.1% lanthanum, between 0.0 and 0.1% cerium, between 0.0 and 0.003% sulphur, between 0.0 and 0.25% manganese, between 0.0 and 6.0% iron, between 0.0 and 0.5% copper, between 0.0 and 0.5% hafnium, the balance being nickel and incidental impurities, wherein the following equations are satisfied in which W.sub.Nb, W.sub.Ta, W.sub.Ti, W.sub.Mo, W.sub.Al, W.sub.Re and W.sub.Ru are the weight percent of niobium, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, aluminium, rhenium and ruthenium in the alloy respectively

4.2≤(W.sub.W+0.92W.sub.Re+1.58W.sub.Ru)+W.sub.Mo

W.sub.Al+0.5W.sub.Ti+0.3W.sub.Nb+0.15W.sub.Ta≤4.0

and

3.0≤W.sub.Al+0.5W.sub.Ti+1.5(0.3W.sub.Nb+0.15W.sub.Ta)

Disclosed is a Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy including, on the basis of mass %: 15%<Cr<30%; 3%<P<12%; 0%≤Si<8%; 0.01%<C<0.06%; 0%≤Ti+Zr<0.1%; 0.01%<V<0.1%; 0%≤Al<0.01%; 0.005%<O<0.025%; 0.001%<N<0.050%; 0%≤Nb<0.1%; and the balance being Ni and incidental impurities. Inequality (1): 0.2≤0.24V %/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains no Nb, and Inequality (2): 0.2≤(0.24V %+0.13Nb %)/C %≤1.0 is satisfied if the alloy contains Nb. Also disclosed is an inexpensive Ni—Cr-based brazing alloy containing a trace amount of V for use in the production of stainless steel heat exchangers and other steel articles. The alloy has a low liquidus temperature and high corrosion resistance, and achieves high brazing strength.

A method is disclosed for repairing an aeronautical component comprising a nickel-based alloy. An aeronautical component is disclosed comprising a nickel-based alloy and one or more of the following elements: tungsten, cobalt, chromium, aluminum, molybdenum, tantalum, titanium, hafnium, carbon, boron, and zirconium.

The disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a biocompatible wire, a biocompatible wire comprising a biocompatible metallic material and a medical device comprising such wire. The method for manufacturing a biocompatible wire comprises providing a workpiece of a biocompatible metallic material, cold working the workpiece into a wire, and annealing the wire, wherein a cold work percentage is 97 to 99%, wherein the cold working is a drawing with a die reduction per pass ratio in a range of 6 to 40%, and wherein the annealing is done in a range of 850 to 1100° C.