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Moosa M Adia

Klaus Tank

Cornelius Phaal

Trevor J Martell

Bruce R Olmstead

Kevin P Ashby

Patrick A Seeber

A tool component comprises an abrasive compact layer bonded to a cemented carbide substrate along an interface. The abrasive compact layer has a working surface, on a side opposite to the interface. This working surface is flat and presents a cutting edge or point around its periphery. A recess extends into the substrate from the interface. The recess has a side wall and a base both of which are located entirely within the carbide substrate. The recess has a portion located in the interface. The area of this portion is at least 25 percent the area of the interface. A material, different to that of the substrate, fills the recess and is bonded to the substrate. This material will typically be abrasive compact of the same type as the abrasive compact layer, or a cemented carbide which has characteristics different to that of the substrate.

Tool component

A method of making an abrasive product involves crushing a diamond abrasive compact, typically a thermally stable diamond abrasive compact, and then re-constituting the fragments so produced under diamond synthesis conditions.

Abrasive products

A wire drawing die blank is produced by providing an abrasive compact core, having top and bottom surfaces and a side surface, depositing a thin layer of high melting metal such as nickel, iron, chromium or cobalt on the side surface, the coating substantially following the contour of the side surface, providing a support having a hole extending therethrough, the hole having a cross-section larger than that of the core and allowing for the core to be located therein, locating the core in the hole leaving a space between the metal coating and the support, introducing a suitable braze, preferably in liquid form, in the space and causing the braze to bond the core to the support.

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Moosa M Adia