To findanewp hase with the potential to improve the high-temperature strengtho fI r-based superalloys, thenovel idea of introducingsilicides into theIr-Nb binary wasimplemented.Hypoeutectic Ir-10Nb, eutectic Ir-16Nb, and hypereutectic Ir-25Nballoys were used as bases, and 5mol pct Si was added through the removal of Ir.X RD (XRD),s canning electron microscopy (SEM), and electronprobe microanalysis (EPMA) revealed the formation of athree-phase fcc/L1 2 /silicide microstructure in the Ir-Nb-Si ternarya fter Si addition. The type of silicide formed was dependent on heat-treated temperatures and Nb content. After heat treatment at 1750°Cand 1600°C, atie-triangle composed of fcc/L1 2 /silicide (Ir 2 Si) appeared in the Ir-10Nb-5Si and Ir-16Nb-5Si alloys; in the Ir-25Nb-5Si alloy, an L1 2 and silicide (Ir,Nb) 2 Si tie-line was observed. In the as-cast and 1300°Cheat-treated samples, the Ir-10Nb-5Si microstructure changedt oatwo-phase fcc/silicide structure, while the Ir-16Nb-5Si alloy maintained at hree-phase fcc/L1 2 /silicide structure.T he Ir-25Nb-5Si alloy,h owever,h ad the same phases as that at 1600°C. Silicides typically continuously or discontinuously distribute along the interdendritic regions or grain boundaries of the fcc or the L1 2 phase.W ith the additiono fS i, it was found that both the eutectic point and solid solubility of Nb in Ir would shift toward Ir.