A biaxially textured alloy article having a magnetism less than pure Ni includes
a rolled and annealed compacted and sintered powder-metallurgy preform article,
the preform article having been formed from a powder mixture selected from the
group of mixtures consisting of: at least 60 at % Ni powder and at least one of
Cr powder, W powder, V powder, Mo powder, Cu powder, Al powder, Ce powder, YSZ
powder, Y powder, Mg powder, and RE powder; the article having a fine and homogeneous
grain structure; and having a dominant cube oriented {100}100 orientation
texture; and further having a Curie temperature less than that of pure Ni.