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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Applicant:
Dah-ben Liang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Inventor:
Dah-Ben Liang, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Assignee:
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C22C 29/00 (2006.01); C22C 29/08 (2006.01); E21B 10/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Fracture and wear resistant cutting elements are provided. Examples include a cutting element formed of a wear resistant material having a binder composition and a coarse grain size such that the portion of the cutting element formed of the wear resistant material has a fracture toughness of at least about 18 ksi(in)and a wear number of at least about 1.8. In a particular example, the wear resistant material has a fracture toughness of at least about 20 ksi(in). A down hole cutting tool incorporating such cutting elements is also provided.