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What is "Diffusion Coating"?

Any process whereby a basis metal or alloy is either: coated with another metal or alloy and heated to a sufficient temperature in a suitable environment or exposed to a gaseous or liquid medium containing another metal or alloy, thus causing diffusion of the coating or of the other metal or alloy into the basis metal or alloy with resultant changes in the composition and properties of its surface.

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