Patent ID: 8858874

Claim:
A ternary nickel eutectic alloy consisting of 4.5 to 11 wt % chromium, 0 to 6 wt % cobalt, 1 to 4 wt % aluminium, 0 to 1.5 wt % titanium, 0 to 3 wt % tantalum, 16 to 22 wt % niobium, 0 to 3 wt % molybdenum, 0 to 4 wt % tungsten, 0 to 1 wt % hafnium, 0 to 0.1 wt % zirconium, 0 to 0.1 wt % silicon, 0.01 to 0.1 wt % carbon, 0 to 0.01 wt % boron and the balance nickel plus incidental impurities, the alloy comprising a gamma phase, a gamma prime phase that comprises Ni 3 Al and a delta phase that comprises Ni 3 Nb, wherein aluminium in the gamma prime phase is optionally substituted with titanium or tantalum.