Improved ductility microalloyed NiAL intermetallic compounds

摘要

A NiAl nickel aluminide alloyed with yttrium, optionally gallium, and an element selected from the group consisting of chromium, molybdenum and combinations thereof, having improved room temperature ductility and plastic strain. NiAl nickel aluminide intermetallics alloyed with no more than about 5 atomic percent of additional elements have significantly improved room temperature ductility over conventional unalloyed beta phase nickel aluminides or beta phase nickel aluminides alloyed with higher percentages of additional elements.