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Intermetallic Aluminide Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) Cutting Elements

a technology of intermetallic aluminide and diamond compact, which is applied in the direction of manufacturing tools, other chemical processes, chemistry apparatus and processes, etc., can solve the problems that nickel aluminide may not experience such breakage of cutting surfaces, and achieves rapid dissipation of heat generated by friction, reduce the effect of differences

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-02-18
HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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Benefits of technology

The present patent is about a new process for making polycrystalline diamond composite (PDC) using intermetallic aluminide as a catalyst. This process can produce PDC with high heat transfer capabilities, which can help to dissipate heat generated at the cutting tip or surface. The intermetallic aluminide can also retard diamond graphitization at higher temperatures, making it suitable for machining ferrous materials. The resulting PDC cutters made from this process may have superior performance compared to traditional cubic boron nitride cutters. Additionally, the patent describes the use of nickel aluminide as a binder material to form PDC, which can also help to retard diamond breakdown during ferrous cutting applications.

Problems solved by technology

Historically cubic boron nitride cutters have been used to machine ferrous materials due to the well known ineffectiveness of diamond in this application.
Apparently IBD composites made with nickel aluminide may not experience such break down of cutting surfaces or graphitization of associated diamond.

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[0016]Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and various advantages may be understood by referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings. Like numerals may be used for like and corresponding parts in the various drawings.

[0017]The terms “rotary drill bit” and “rotary drill bits” may be used in this application to include various types of roller cone drill bits, rotary cone drill bits, fixed cutter drill bits, drag bits, matrix drill bits and PDC drill bits operable to form a wellbore extending through one or more downhole formations. Rotary drill bits and associated components formed in accordance with teachings of the present disclosure may have many different designs and configurations. Cutting elements and blades incorporating features of the present disclosure may also be used with reamers, near bit reamers, and other downhole tools associated with forming a wellbore.

[0018]The terms “cutting element” and “cutting elements” may be used in this application to include variou...

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Abstract

Machining and cutting tools including, but not limited to, rotary drill bits, mining tools, milling tools, wood shredders, reamers and wire dies formed with at least one substrate having a layer of polycrystalline diamond disposed thereon. The polycrystalline diamond layer may be generally described as a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) or PDC layer. The PDC may be formed by using an intermetallic aluminide catalyst. One example of such catalyst may include nickel aluminide used to form diamond to diamond bonds between adjacent diamond particles.

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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60 / 883,938, entitled “Intermetallic Aluminide Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) Cutting Elements,” filed Jan. 8, 2007.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure is related to rotary drill bits and associated cutting elements and more particularly to fixed cutter drill bits and associated cutting elements and / or inserts with hard layers of cutting material disposed on at least one portion of the cutting elements and / or inserts.BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE[0003]Polycrystalline Diamond compositions were originally developed by General Electric. An early reference to manufacture of these composites in an ultra high pressure press is U.S. Pat. No. 3,141,746 to De Lai. In this reference De Lai describes a family of metals that may be used to provide a catalyst for diamond to diamond bonding in the manufacture of a polycrystalline diamond composi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): E21B10/567E21B10/46E21B10/54B24D3/00
CPCC04B35/515E21B10/567C04B2235/963C22C26/00E21B10/46
Inventor KING, WILLIAM W.
Owner HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES INC
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