Abstract: The invention relates to precipitation hardened alloy compositions comprising the following elements, with the contents expressed in % by weight:______________________________________ nickel: .gtoreq.52.00% chromium: 20.50%-22.50% iron: 7.00%-13.00% molybdenum: 5.50%-7.0% copper: 1.00%-3.50% niobium: 2.65%-3.50% titanium: 1.0%-2.0% cobalt: 0-3.00% aluminum: 0-0.75% tungsten: 0-0.50% silicon: 0-0.20% manganese: 0-0.20% phosphorous: 0-0.03% carbon: 0-0.02% nitrogen: 0-0.02% magnesium: 0-0.005% sulfur: 0-0.005% ______________________________________the elements satisfying the following four relationships:X=(2.271% Ti+1.142% Cr+0.957% Mn+0.858% Fe+0.777% Co+0.717% Ni+2.117% Nb+1.550% Mo+1.655% W+1.90% Al+1.90% Si+0.615% Cu).ltoreq.93.5, the percentages for this relationship being in atomic %;Y=(% Mo+% W+% Cu).ltoreq.9, the percentages for this relationship being in % by weight;A=(0.65% Nb+1.25% Ti+2.20% Al).gtoreq.4.