Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Aqueous leaching solutions and methods of leaching at least one interstitial constituent from a polycrystalline diamond body using the same
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Application No.: US15065246Application Date: 2016-03-09
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Publication No.: US10173899B1Publication Date: 2019-01-08
- Inventor: Julie Ann Kidd , Heather Marie Schaefer , Chengkun Xu , Jason K. Wiggins , Matthew Brown , Cody Frisby
- Applicant: US Synthetic Corporation
- Applicant Address: US UT Orem
- Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: US SYNTHETIC CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Orem
- Agency: FisherBroyles, LLP
- Main IPC: B01J3/00
- IPC: B01J3/00 ; C22B23/00 ; E21B10/56 ; C01B31/06 ; B24D18/00 ; B01J3/06

Abstract:
In an embodiment, a method of fabricating a leached polycrystalline diamond (“PCD”) body is disclosed. The PCD body includes bonded diamond grains defining interstitial regions at least a portion of which include at least one interstitial constituent disposed therein. The method includes leaching the PCD body with a leaching agent to remove at least a portion of the at least one interstitial constituent therefrom. The leaching agent includes a mixture having hydrofluoric acid in a first concentration of about 10 weight % to about 50 weight %, nitric acid in a second concentration of about 5 weight % to about 25 weight %, and water in a third concentration of about 25 weight % to about 85 weight %. Further embodiments relate to different leaching methods and different leaching agent compositions.
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