Etchant composition of nickle-based superalloy and method of etching the alloy according to the invention in [1] is 50% by weight of hydrochloric acid, 10% by weight of nitric acid, 2% by weight of hydrofluoric acid, and 38% by weight of water. Please follow the full methodology presented in [1] to clearly observe the grain boundaries of a nickel-based super heat resistant alloy. Best regards ...