Patent ID: 7918460

Claim:
A labyrinth seal structure that suppresses leakage of a gas or liquid between a stationary component and a rotating component, the labyrinth structure comprising: (a) a stationary-side seal component integrally disposed on the stationary component; (b) an annular seal component main body that is disposed inside the stationary-side seal component and that is capable of rotating integrally with the rotating component, wherein the annular seal component main body is integrally disposed on the rotating component; (c) an annular seal fin integrally formed on an outer peripheral surface of the seal component main body; and (d) a hard coat formed on a tip edge of the seal fin, wherein the hard coat is an abrasive coating film including a hard material comprising a first material, or a second material that is a reactant of the first material, of an electrode for coating, wherein the hard coat is formed on the tip edge of the seal fin by discharge energy of a pulsed discharge between the electrode for coating and the tip edge of the seal fin, wherein the electrode for coating has consumability, wherein a boundary portion is located between the hard coat and a mother body of the seal fin, and the boundary portion includes a composition gradient alloy, and wherein a ratio of coverage of coated portion to uncoated portion of area coated with the coating film on the tip edge of the seal fin is such that not more than 95% of the area coated is coated portion, wherein the uncoated portion of the area coated with the coating film is scattered within the coated portion of the area coated with the coating film.