Abstract:
The present invention describes a novel metal bond superabrasive tool that contains a superabrasive such as diamond or CBN grits distributed in a predetermined or an uniform pattern. Such a pattern is produced by fabricating plurality layers of metal matrix with superabrasive grits distributed therein in a predetermined pattern and concentration and subsequently assembling and consolidating the layers into a tool segment. Superabrasive particles may be incorporated during the process of making these layers, or they may be planted afterwards into these layers that contains the metal matrix powder. In the latter case, the planting may be guided by a template with apertures laid in a specific pattern.
Abstract:
A polycrystalline diamond compact for use in cutting operations that require improved impact strength and non-uniform edge wear. The compact includes a substrate, with multiple, laterally spaced, abrasive diamond particle areas segregated by different particle sizes bonded to the substrate. The polycrystalline diamond areas formed of finer size diamond particles provide higher abrasion resistance wear at a slower rate thus producing a non-linear cutting, edge to the work zone. The areas of different average size diamond particles, in one embodiment, are arranged in concentric rings with each ring of a different particle size. Alternating rings may be formed of uniform size diamond a particles. The areas also may be in the form of spaced grooves inlaid from the end surface of polycrystalline diamond layers. The polycrystalline diamond layer may also have a non-planar end with the discrete areas radially spaced across the layer. Alternately, a plurality of depressions are formed in a working surface of the substrate, with polycrystalline diamond filling all of the depressions. At least one of the depressions is filled with polycrystalline diamond having a different average particle size than that of the diamond filling the other depression. The depressions are thus separated by barriers formed of a harder material.
Abstract:
The present invention describes a novel abrasive tool that contains abrasive particles distributed in a predetermined pattern. Such a pattern is produced by fabricating two-dimensional slices and subsequently assembling and consolidating them into a three-dimensional tool. Abrasive particles 20 may be incorporated during the process of making these two-dimensional slices, or they may be planted afterwards into these slices 100 that contains matrix powder. In the latter case, the planting may be guided by a template 110 with apertures 114 laid in a specific pattern.
Abstract:
Metal carbide supported polycrystalline diamond (PCD) compacts having improved abrasion/impact resistance properties and a method for making the same under high temperature/high pressure (HT/HP) processing conditions. The PCD compact is characterized as having a mixture of submicron sized diamond particles and large sized diamond particles.
Abstract:
A metal-matrix diamond or cubic boron nitride composite and method of making the same are disclosed. The metal-matrix/diamond composite includes grains of diamond uniformly distributed in a metal matrix. Alternatively, grains of cubic boron nitride may be used. Suitable metals for the metal matrix material may include nickel, cobalt, iron, and mixtures or alloys thereof. Other transition metals also may be used. The metal-matrix/diamond or metal-matrix/cubic boron nitride composite has high fracture toughness due to its fine microstructure. Such a metal-matrix/diamond or metal-matrix/cubic boron nitride composite is suitable for use in blanks or cutting elements for cutting tools, drill bits, dressing tools, and wear parts. It also may be used to make wire drawing dies.
Abstract:
A coated particle for synthesizing diamond includes: a single crystal of a fine diamond particle coated with at least one layer which contains at least one kind of solvent metal powder for synthesizing diamond and/or at least one kind of solvent metal powder with organic bonding material. Diamond abrasive particles for sawing are produced by a process which includes the steps of: coating fine diamond particles with at least one layer which contains at least one kind of solvent metal powder for synthesizing diamond and/or at least one kind of solvent metal powder with organic bonding material, filling a molding with the coated fine diamond particles, compacting, arranging a compact in a synthesizing vessel, heating the compact to a temperature above a solvent metal-graphite melting point under a pressure condition in which diamond is thermodynamically stable, and recovering the diamond abrasive particles.
Abstract:
A colorless, transparent low defect density, synthetic type IIa diamond single crystal, in which the etch pits due to needle-shaped defects are at most 3.times.10.sup.5 pieces/cm.sup.2, and which can be applied to uses needing high crystallinity of diamond, for example, monochromators, semiconductor substrates, spectroscopic crystals in X-ray range, electronic materials, etc., is provided by a process for the production of the colorless, transparent low defect density, synthetic diamond single crystal by growing new diamond crystal on a seed crystal of diamond by the temperature gradient method which comprises using a crystal defect-free diamond single crystal, as a seed crystal of diamond, and optionally subjecting to a heat treatment in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at a low pressure and a temperature of 1100 to 1600.degree. C.
Abstract translation:无色,透明的低缺陷密度的合成IIa型金刚石单晶,其中由于针状缺陷引起的蚀刻坑最多为3×10 5个/ cm 2,并且其可以应用于需要高结晶度的金刚石,例如, 单色仪,半导体衬底,X射线范围内的分光晶体,电子材料等,通过生产无色透明低缺陷密度合成金刚石单晶的方法提供,通过在晶种上生长新的金刚石晶体 金刚石,其包括使用无晶体缺陷金刚石单晶作为金刚石的晶种,并且可选地在低压和1100至1600℃的非氧化性气氛中进行热处理。 C。
Abstract:
Diamonds are synthesized from SiC at temperatures and/or pressures lower than those required to convert amorphous carbon or graphite to diamond, by heating the SiC in the absence of another non-diamondaceous source of elemental carbon and in the presence of a reactant which selectively reacts with the Si at the temperature to which the SiC is heated, and in a matrix which is frangible when cooled, while the Sic is within the diamond stable region of the diamond-graphite phase diagram, thereby permitting the diamond to be separated therefrom by physical means.
Abstract:
According to the present invention there is provided a wear resistant material consisting of 3-60% by volume of diamond in a matrix containing at least one hard constituent consisting of carbide, nitride and/or carbonitride of one metal of group IV, V and VI in the Periodic Table and a binder phase based upon Co, Ni and/or Fe at which the diamonds are surrounded by a layer >1 .mu.m of refractory metals, carbides, nitrides, oxides, borides or silicides. In this way, a dissolution of diamonds during the sintering is prevented by a special combination of layer material and sintering compaction process.
Abstract:
A cutting tool blank formed of material having a composition comprising of 0.1 to 20 wt % of BaCO.sub.3 and/or MgCO.sub.3, and/or 0.05 to 10 wt % of CaMg(CO.sub.3).sub.2 or CaCO3, the balance being preferably substantially diamond forming a matrix is heated and maintained at a temperature of 800.degree. to 1400.degree. C. in a vacuum to change, by chemical reaction, the above BaCO.sub.3 and/or MgCO.sub.3, and/or CaMg(CO.sub.3).sub.2 or CaCO.sub.3 into 0.05 to 13% of BaO and/or MgO and/or 0.02 to 5% of CaO, and to form pores. In this manner, a cutting tool formed of a diamond-based ultra-high-temperature-sintered material having a structure in which BaO, MgO and/or CaO are distributed finely and uniformly in a diamond matrix is obtained.