CPC C22C 19/055 (2013.01) [C22C 1/023 (2013.01)] | 22 Claims |
1. A product, comprising a material having:
nickel; and
at least one rare earth element, wherein the at least one rare earth element is present in the material in a weight percentage in a range of about 2% to about 20% relative to a total weight of the material,
wherein the material is characterized as having a feature selected from the group consisting of: dendrites in the material with an average spacing between the dendrites in a range of about 0.5 microns to about 30 microns, cellular dendrites in the material with an average spacing between the cellular dendrites in a range of about 0.05 microns to about 2 microns, and disconnected rare-earth-containing intermetallic particles in the material with an average intermetallic particle spacing in a range of about 0.05 microns to about 5 micron.
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