Abstract:
A compact, a superabrasive compact and a method of making the compact and superabrasive compact are disclosed. A compact may comprise a plurality of carbide particles, a binder, and a species. The binder may be dispersed among the plurality of tungsten carbide particles. The species may be dispersed in the compact, wherein the binder has a melting point from about 600 C to about 1350 C at ambient pressure. A superabrasive compact may include a diamond table and a substrate. The diamond table may be attached to the substrate. The substrate may have a binder. The melting point of the binder is from about 600 C to about 1350 C at high pressure from about 30 kbar to about 100 kbar.
Abstract:
Ceramic-bonded diamond composite particle includes a plurality of diamond grains and silicon carbide reaction bonded to the diamond grains having a composition of 60-90 wt.% diamond, 10-40 wt.% silicon carbide, ≤2 wt.% silicon. Particles are formed by processes that forms granules in a pre-consolidation process, forms a densified compact including ceramic-bonded diamond composite material in a consolidation process or forms ceramic-bonded diamond composite material directly, and a post-consolidation process in which the densified compact or ceramic-bonded diamond composite material is mechanically broken to form a plurality of the particles. Inert or active material can be incorporated into the densified compact or coated on granules to reduce the number and extent of diamond to silicon carbide bonding occurring in the consolidation process and make the ceramic-bonded diamond composite material more friable and easily breakable into composite particles.
Abstract:
A superabrasive compact and a method of making the superabrasive compact are disclosed. The superabrasive compact comprises a diamond table and a substrate. The diamond table is attached to the substrate. The diamond table includes bonded diamond grains defining interstitial channels. The interstitial channels are filled with non-binder materials (42) in the first region, such as for instance SiC. The interstitial channels in the second region is filled with a binder material (46) and an additive from the substrate. The binder material is for instance Co, Fe or Ni, whereas the additive is Cr, Mn, boron or Mo. The additive lowers the melting temperature of the metallic binder to below 1350°C, thereby facilitating the infiltration of the diamond porous body.
Abstract:
A superabrasive material and method of making the superabrasive material are provided. The superabrasive material may comprise a core and an outgrown region. The core may have a single crystal structure. The outgrown region may also contain a single crystal. The single crystal may extend outwards from the core. The outgrown region may have a lower toughness index than that of the core.
Abstract:
An uncoated abrasive or superabrasive grain having at least one grain face including three or more features projecting from the grain face wherein the height (h) and the lateral length (1) of each feature is greater than about 0.1 micron.
Abstract:
A superabrasive compact and a method of making the superabrasive compact are disclosed. A superabrasive compact may include a diamond table and a substrate. The diamond table may be attached to the substrate. The substrate may have a metric of being defined as a ratio of carbon content over tungsten carbide content, wherein the metric ranges from about 6.13% to about 7.5%.
Abstract:
A superabrasive compact and a method of making the superabrasive compact are disclosed. A superabrasive compact may comprise a superabrasive volume and a substrate. The substrate may be attached to the superabrasive volume via an interface. The superabrasive volume may be formed by a plurality of polycrystalline superabrasive particles. The superabrasive particles may have nano or sub-micron scale surface texture.The surface texture is the result of treating the diamond or cBN particles in hydrogen or oxygen- containing atmoshere. The diamond or cBN particles are joined with the cemented tungsten carbide substrate by high pressure high temperature sintering.
Abstract:
A superabrasive material is provided. The superabrasive material may comprise a superabrasive crystal having an irregular surface. The superabrasive material further comprises a plurality of structure defects within the superabrasive crystal or has a layered or laminar microstructure. The plurality of structure defects may cause micro- chipping when used as grinding materials. The superabrasive crystal is selected from a group of cubic boron nitride, diamond and diamod composite materials. A method of making boron nitride superabrasive materials is also provided.
Abstract:
A superabrasive material and method of making the superabrasive material are provided. The superabrasive material may comprise a superabrasive crystal (12) and a plurality of particles (14). The plurality of particles may be included within the superabrasive crystal (12). The plurality of particles may comprise a non-catalyst material. The superabrasive material may comprise a single crystal structure of cubic boron nitride (cBN).
Abstract:
Polycrystalline diamond cutters for rotary drill bits and methods of making the same are disclosed. A polycrystalline diamond compact (100) includes a polycrystalline diamond body having a working surface, an interface surface, and a perimeter surface. The polycrystalline diamond compact also includes a substrate bonded to the polycrystalline diamond body along the interface surface. A non-diamond volume fraction of the polycrystalline diamond body is greater at the interface surface than at the working surface.