A method for manufacturing a mechanical component, the method comprising applying an additive manufacturing method, wherein the method comprises depositing a powder material and locally melting and resolidifying the powder material, thereby providing a solid body, the method comprising choosing a powder material of the following chemical composition: elemental content of carbon equal to 0.04 wt %, elemental content of manganese less than or equal to 1.00 wt %, elemental content of silicon less than 0.25 wt %, elemental content of phosphorus less than or equal to 0.03 wt %, elemental content of sulfur less than or equal to 0.015 wt %, elemental content of chromium larger than or equal to 20.00 wt % and less than or equal to 24.00 wt %, elemental content of cobalt less than or equal to 5.00 wt %, elemental content of iron less than or equal to 3.00 wt %, elemental content of aluminum larger than or equal to 0.20 wt % and less than or equal to 0.50 wt %, elemental content of titanium less than or equal to 0.10 wt %, elemental content of boron less than or equal to 0.015 wt %, elemental content of copper less than or equal to 0.50 wt %, elemental content of lanthanum less than or equal to 0.10 wt %, elemental content of tungsten larger than or equal to 13.00 wt % and less than or equal to 15.00 wt %, elemental content of molybdenum larger than or equal to 1.00 wt % and less than or equal to 3.00 wt %, wherein the difference of the sum of the elemental contents of all mentioned elements plus the elemental contents of eventual residual impurities to 100 wt % is provided as nickel, wherein residual impurities denotes all constituents apart from the named elements, and the sum mass content of all residual impurities is less than or equal to 0.5 wt %, wherein wt % denotes weight percent. elemental content of carbon equal to 0.04 wt %, elemental content of manganese less than or equal to 1.00 wt %, elemental content of silicon less than 0.25 wt %, elemental content of phosphorus less than or equal to 0.03 wt %, elemental content of sulfur less than or equal to 0.015 wt %, elemental content of chromium larger than or equal to 20.00 wt % and less than or equal to 24.00 wt %, elemental content of cobalt less than or equal to 5.00 wt %, elemental content of iron less than or equal to 3.00 wt %, elemental content of aluminum larger than or equal to 0.20 wt % and less than or equal to 0.50 wt %, elemental content of titanium less than or equal to 0.10 wt %, elemental content of boron less than or equal to 0.015 wt %, elemental content of copper less than or equal to 0.50 wt %, elemental content of lanthanum less than or equal to 0.10 wt %, elemental content of tungsten larger than or equal to 13.00 wt % and less than or equal to 15.00 wt %, elemental content of molybdenum larger than or equal to 1.00 wt % and less than or equal to 3.00 wt %, wherein the difference of the sum of the elemental contents of all mentioned elements plus the elemental contents of eventual residual impurities to 100 wt % is provided as nickel, wherein residual impurities denotes all constituents apart from the named elements, and the sum mass content of all residual impurities is less than or equal to 0.5 wt %, wherein wt % denotes weight percent.