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Method of forming cutting structures for rotary drill bits

US4699227A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 12, 1985
Grant dateOct 13, 1987
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Expiry dateDec 12, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC04B2237/76
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming a cutting structure for a rotary drill bit comprises brazing a thermally stable polycrystalline diamond cutting element to a carrier, the carrier being formed of a material such that, at the brazing temperature, the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between said material and the polycrystalline diamond material is less than the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between tungsten carbide and the polycrystalline diamond material. A suitable carrier material is silicon carbide.

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