Abstract:
An adjustment assembly comprising a platform (110) moveably coupled to a base (120), and an adjustment mechanism comprising a deflection member (132, 134) for adjusting the position of the platform (110) laterally relative to the base(120); the adjustment assembly being configured so that the platform (110) can be urged to move laterally in a direction along a first axis responsive to the deflection member (132, 134) being urged to move in a direction along a second axis, the second axis being substantially not parallel to the first direction.
Abstract:
A method of producing a composite diamond compact comprising a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compact bonded to a cemented carbide substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of: providing a PCD table, preferably a PCD table with diamond-to-diamond bonding and a porous microstructure in which the pores are empty of second phase material bringing together the PCD table and a cemented carbide substrate in the presence of a bonding agent to form an unbonded assembly; subjecting the unbonded assembly to an initial compaction at a pressure of at least 4.5 GPa and a temperature below the melting point of the bonding agent for a period of at least 150 seconds; and thereafter subjecting the unbonded assembly to a temperature above the melting point of the bonding agent and a pressure of at least 4.5 GPa for a time sufficient for the bonding agent to become molten and bond the PCD table to the substrate to form a composite diamond compact.