Provided are a nickel-based superalloy and a manufacturing method therefor, and a component and an application. The nickel-based superalloy is prepared from the following raw materials by means of 3D printing. The raw materials include (mass percent): less than or equal to 0.3% of C, less than 5% of Co, 13-15% of W, 20-24% of Cr, 1-3% of Mo, 0.2-0.5% of Al, less than 0.1% of Ti, less than 3% of Fe, less than 0.015% of B, 0.001-0.004% of La, 0.01-0.2% of Mn, and 0.02-0.2% of Si, with the balance being Ni. Average carbide size in a tissue is 150-200 nm, and carbide size distribution is 50 nm to 4 μm.

A graphene and in-situ nano-ZrB.sub.2 particle-co-reinforced aluminum matrix composite (AMC) and a preparation method thereof are provided. The preparation method includes: heating an aluminum alloy for melting, adding potassium fluoroborate and potassium fluorozirconate to produce ZrB.sub.2 particles in-situ, additionally adding a mixture of pre-prepared copper-coated graphene and an aluminum powder, and stirring with an electromagnetic field for uniform dispersion; and ultrasonically treating the resulting melt to improve the dispersion of the in-situ nano-ZrB.sub.2 particles and the graphene, casting for molding to obtain a casting, and subjecting the casting to homogenization and rolling for deformation to obtain the graphene and in-situ nano-ZrB.sub.2 particle-co-reinforced AMC. The in-situ generation of the reinforcement nano-ZrB.sub.2 particles in an aluminum alloy melt increases the number of interfaces in the composite and also increases the dislocation density.

A Ni-base superalloy composition to be used for powder-based additive manufacturing (AM) technology, such as selective laser melting (SLM) or electron beam melting (EBM). The cracking susceptibility during an AM process is considerably reduced by controlling the amount of elements, especially Hf, that form low-melting eutectics.

The present application discloses a ceramic preform, a method of making a ceramic preform and a metal matrix composite comprising a ceramic preform. In one exemplary embodiment, the ceramic preform comprises a ceramic compound compressed into the shape of a cylinder by rotational compression molding. The cylinder has an inner surface and an outer surface. A first liner may be attached to the inner surface of the cylinder and a second liner may attached to the outer surface of the cylinder. The metal matrix composite of the present application may be formed as a brake drum or a brake disc.

The invention relates to a method of processing a superhard composite material (21) comprising a polycrystalline microstructure and a binder, said method comprising the following steps: contacting (200) a surface of said superhard composite material (21) with an absorbent material (30), and applying (300) an electric current to the superhard composite material (21), causing the binder to move from the superhard composite material (21) to the absorbent material (30) so as to create a continuous gradient (221) of binder content within the superhard composite material (21).

In an electric device the negative electrode active material layer includes a silicide phase containing a silicide of a transition metal is dispersed in a parent phase containing amorphous or low crystalline silicon as a main component, a predetermined composition, and a ratio value (B/A) of a diffraction peak intensity B of a silicide of a transition metal in a range of 2θ=37 to 45° to a diffraction peak intensity A of a (111) plane of Si in a range of 2θ=24 to 33° in a predetermined range in an X-ray diffraction measurement using a CuKα1 ray is used as a Si-containing alloy. A solid solution or an oxide-coated solid solution in which a coating layer containing an oxide in a predetermined amount is formed on the particle surface of the solid solution and is used in the positive electrode active material layer.

The present disclosure relates generally to a composition comprising at least one of iridium diboride and iridium monoboride, and methods of making such. The present disclosure also relates to a composition comprising iridium monoboride and at least one of (a) rows of single iridium atoms and/or (b) one or more clusters of iridium atoms, and methods of making such.

A carbon nanosheet, which is a sheet-form carbon nanomaterial having a larger area as compared with that of a similar conventional product and a side length of about 1 μm, and a method for producing the carbon nanosheet. The carbon nanosheet production method includes a step of mixing a solution of an iron atom-containing compound dispersed in a solvent with an alcohol, to thereby prepare a solution mixture; and a step of irradiating the solution mixture with plasma, to thereby produce a carbon nanosheet. The carbon nanosheet has a side length of 0.5 μm to 2.5 μm.

A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a solid lubricant; and the metallic matrix comprises, by weight, ≧35% nickel, 12.0-20.0% cobalt, 5.0-15.0% aluminum, and 5.0-15.0% chromium.

A blade outer airseal has a body comprising: an inner diameter (ID) surface; an outer diameter (OD) surface; a leading end; and a trailing end. The airseal body has a metallic substrate and a coating system atop the substrate along at least a portion of the inner diameter surface. At least over a first area of the inner diameter surface, the coating system comprises an abradable layer comprising a metallic matrix and a solid lubricant; and the metallic matrix comprises, by weight, ≧35% nickel, 12.0-20.0% cobalt, 5.0-15.0% aluminum, and 5.0-15.0% chromium.