An alloy is disclosed comprising up to 0.05 weight percent carbon, 27.0 to 31.0 weight percent chromium, up to 0.5 weight percent copper, 7.0 to 11.0 weight percent iron, up to 0.5 weight percent manganese, up to 0.015 weight percent sulfur, up to 0.5 weight percent silicon, at least 58 weight percent nickel, and incidental impurities, wherein the alloy exhibits an ASTM grain size of 3.0 to 9.0, exhibits a uniform grain size distribution, includes intergranular M23C6 carbide precipitates uniformly distributed on grain boundaries, and includes minimal or no intragranular M23C6 carbide precipitates. Articles of manufacture including the alloy also are described.