Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Solid PCD with transition layers to accelerate full leaching of catalyst
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Application No.: US15536875Application Date: 2015-11-19
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Publication No.: US11014157B2Publication Date: 2021-05-25
- Inventor: Yahua Bao
- Applicant: Smith International, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Smith International, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- International Application: PCT/US2015/061505 WO 20151119
- International Announcement: WO2016/099784 WO 20160623
- Main IPC: E21B10/55
- IPC: E21B10/55 ; E21B10/567 ; B22F3/15 ; C22C1/10 ; C22C26/00 ; B22F3/14 ; B23B27/20 ; B22F5/00 ; B22F7/02 ; C22B3/00

Abstract:
A method of making a polycrystalline diamond compact includes forming a first layer of polycrystalline diamond precursor materials comprising diamond particles and a first concentration of catalyst, forming a second layer of polycrystalline diamond precursor materials comprising diamond particles and a second concentration of catalyst, and placing a layer of an infiltrant material in the proximity of the first or the second layer of polycrystalline diamond precursor materials. The second concentration of catalyst is greater than the first concentration of catalyst. The infiltrant material is a catalyst. The first layer and the second layer are sintered under high-pressure high-temperature conditions in the presence of the infiltrant material to form the polycrystalline diamond compact. At least a portion of the catalyst is leached from the polycrystalline diamond compact.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170341147A1 SOLID PCD WITH TRANSITION LAYERS TO ACCELERATE FULL LEACHING OF CATALYST Public/Granted day:2017-11-30
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