Smith International, Inc.

Robert Slaughter

Peter Thomas Cariveau

Zhigang Zak Fang

Roger Didericksen

An earth-boring device such as a drill bit is disclosed. The earth boring device includes a rotary main cutting structure, an insert on the main cutting structure. The insert is formed of a composition having tungsten carbide and cobalt. The cobalt makes up less than approximately 9% by weight of the composition. The composition has a Rockwell A hardness greater than approximately an H,as determined by the following formula: H,&equals;91.1&minus;0.63X, where X represents a cobalt content by weight of the composition.

Earth-boring bit having cobalt/tungsten carbide inserts

A method of manufacturing a rolling cone with hard-facing coating for use in drilling boreholes is disclosed. The method includes a step of depositing a layer of hardfacing material by an arc process, e.g., a gas-shielding tungsten arc welding process, a plasma-transferred arc welding process, or a metal inert gas arc welding process, over areas susceptible to erosion on the rolling cone surface. A rolling cone rock bit for drilling boreholes with a layer of hardfacing material deposited by an arc process either on the lands or in grooves or both of the cone surface is provided. Furthermore, a cone for attachment to the bit body of a rock bit with a layer of hardfacing material deposited on selected lands or in selected grooves or both of the cone surface also is provided.

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Ponca City, OK, United States of America

Robert Slaughter