Patent ID: 7722729

Claim:
A method for repairing an article, said method comprising: providing an article; providing a repair material, said repair material consisting of, in atomic percent: at least about 50 atomic percent rhodium; up to about 49 atomic percent of a first material, said first material consisting of at least one of palladium, platinum, iridium, and combinations thereof; from about 1 to about 15 atomic percent of a second material, said second material consisting of at least one of tungsten, rhenium, and combinations thereof; and up to about 10 atomic percent of a third material, said third material consisting of at least one of ruthenium, chromium, and combinations thereof; from about 0.1 to about 2 atomic percent of a fourth material, said fourth material consisting of at least one of zirconium, yttrium, hafnium, tantalum, aluminum, titanium, scandium, elements of the lanthanide series, elements of the actinide series, and combinations thereof; wherein said repair material has an A1-structured phase at temperatures greater than about 1000° C., in an amount of at least about 90% by volume; and joining said repair material to said article.