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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Inventors:
Vivekanand Sista, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jimmy W. Eason, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Baker Hughes Incorporated, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E21B 41/00 (2006.01); C25D 3/66 (2006.01); C25D 9/06 (2006.01); C25D 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25D 3/66 (2013.01); C25D 9/06 (2013.01); C25D 11/00 (2013.01); E21B 41/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of boriding a metal comprises forming a molten electrolyte comprising between about five weight percent and about fifty weight percent boron oxide, and contacting at least a portion of a metal with the molten electrolyte. Electrical current is applied to at least a portion of the metal while maintaining a temperature of the molten electrolyte below about 700° C. to diffuse boron atoms from the molten electrolyte into a surface of the at least a portion of the metal. A downhole tool including at least one borided component is also disclosed.