Earth-boring particle-matrix rotary drill bit and method of making the same
US8201648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB22F2005/001
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An earth-boring rotary drill bit includes a bit body configured to carry one or more cutters for engaging a subterranean earth formation, the bit body comprising a particle-matrix composite material having a plurality of hard particles dispersed throughout a matrix material, the matrix material comprising a shape memory alloy. The matrix material comprises a metal alloy configured to undergo a reversible phase transformation between an austenitic phase and a martensitic phase. The matrix material may include an Ni-based alloy, Cu-based alloy, Co-based alloy, Fe-based alloy or Ti-based alloy. The drill bit may be made by a method that includes: providing a plurality of hard particles in a mold to define a particle precursor of the bit body; infiltrating the particle precursor of the bit body with a molten matrix material comprising a shape memory alloy forming a particle-matrix mixture; and cooling the molten particle-matrix mixture to solidify the matrix material and forming a bit body having a particle-matrix composite material comprising a shape memory alloy.
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