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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Federico Bellin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Yi Fang, Provo, UT (US);
Michael Stewart, Provo, UT (US);
Nephi M. Mourik, Provo, UT (US);
Peter T. Cariveau, Draper, TX (US);
Federico Bellin, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Yi Fang, Provo, UT (US);
Michael Stewart, Provo, UT (US);
Nephi M. Mourik, Provo, UT (US);
Peter T. Cariveau, Draper, TX (US);
Smith International, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A cutting element that includes a substrate; and an outer layer of polycrystalline diamond material disposed upon the outermost end of the cutting element, wherein the polycrystalline diamond material: a plurality of interconnected diamond particles; and a plurality of interstitial regions disposed among the bonded diamond particles, wherein the plurality of interstitial regions contain a plurality of metal carbide phases and a plurality of metal binder phases together forming a plurality of metallic phases, wherein the plurality of metal carbide phases are formed from a plurality of metal carbide particles; wherein the plurality of interconnected diamond particles form at least about 60 to at most about 80% by weight of the polycrystalline diamond material; and wherein the plurality of metal carbide phases represent at least 50% by weight of the plurality of metallic phases is disclosed.