The invention discloses an Ir-Rh-RE
alloy and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of
alloy preparation. According to the
alloy, Ir serves as a matrix, Rh with the
mass fraction being 25%-30% and RE with the
mass fraction being 0.05%-0.5% are contained, and RE is one or two of La and Ce which are added in a compounded mode. The
mechanical property of the
iridium-based alloy is improved by utilizing a composite strengthening means of
solid solution strengthening of the
Rh element and
precipitation strengthening and grain refinement strengthening of a trace RE element compound. By optimizing the preparation process, the Ir-Rh-RE alloy material with excellent comprehensive performance such as high-temperature
mechanics,
oxidation resistance and
corrosion resistance can be obtained, and the highest performance of the Ir-Rh-RE alloy material reaches that the room-temperature tensile strength is 1220 MPa; the tensile strength at 1500 DEG C is 49.5 MPa; after 10h at 1500 DEG C, the endurance strength is 12.6 MPa; the
creep life is 65.5 h at the temperature of 1500 DEG C and the pressure of 5 MPa; the
creep rate is 0.06% / h at the temperature of 1500 DEG C and the pressure of 5 MPa; under a static atmospheric condition, the alloy
weightlessness is 50 mg / cm < 2 > within 10 hours at 1500 DEG C. The Ir-Rh-RE alloy disclosed by the invention can be used as an airspace engine jet
pipe, a
crucible, a
glass fiber bushing and other structural materials needing comprehensive properties such as high temperature, high strength,
oxidation resistance and
corrosion resistance.