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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1994
Charles D Iacovangelo, Schenectady, NY (US);
Elihu C Jerabek, Glenmont, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Worthington, OH (US);
Abstract
A diamond article, for example, a sheet-form diamond tool insert brazable in air. The diamond sheet has a dual layer coating, a WTi bonding layer and a protective braze compatible overcoat, such as a Ag overcoat. The interface between the WTi layer and the diamond substrate includes sufficient metal carbide component to provide adhesion. Once coated with the WTi layer and the protective overcoat, the dual-coated diamond insert may be air brazed to a tool substrate in a manufacturing environment using a standard braze without a vacuum furnace or special atmosphere. A method for manufacturing the diamond insert is also disclosed. The diamond insert is coated and heat treated in an oxygen- and nitrogen-free atmosphere to create metal carbide at the diamond-coating interface.