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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2015
Applicant:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
SMITH INTERNATIONAL, INC., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/10 (2006.01); E21B 10/46 (2006.01); E21B 10/55 (2006.01); E21B 10/567 (2006.01); B24D 18/00 (2006.01); B24D 99/00 (2010.01); E21B 10/573 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B24D 3/10 (2013.01); B24D 18/0009 (2013.01); B24D 99/005 (2013.01); E21B 10/46 (2013.01); E21B 10/55 (2013.01); E21B 10/567 (2013.01); E21B 10/5735 (2013.01);
Abstract
A Diamond Enhanced Insert (DEI) includes a working layer of a polycrystalline diamond material (PCD). The PCD material includes a first phase that includes a number of particles of a first material. The PCD material also includes a second phase that is adapted as a catalyst. The PCD material has a fracture toughness greater than 12.5 MPa·√m, a flexural strength of greater than 800 MPa, and a diamond frame strength of less than 400 MPa.