AN ARTICLE HAVING A SUPERALLOY SUBSTRATE AND AN ENRICHMENT LAYER PLACED THEREON, AND METHODS OF ITS MANUFACTURING

摘要

The invention relates to an article of manufacture comprising: a substrate composed of a superalloy containing chromium and a base element selected from the group consisting of iron, cobalt, and nickel; and an enrichment layer containing chromium and placed on the substrate. Therein, the enrichment layer comprises a continuous matrix composed of a gamma-phase solid solution of chromium in the base element. The invention also relates to the manufacture of such an article. The article may in particular be a gas turbine component.