Patent ID: 11873716
Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A pulsed power drilling (PPD) component comprising:
a functional gradient of a material from a first portion to a second portion of the PPD component,
wherein the functional gradient of the material provides a greater wear resistance of the first portion relative to the second portion and a greater electrical conductivity or resistivity of the second portion relative to the first portion, and
wherein the material comprises tungsten carbide and a binder selected from copper (Cu), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), or a combination thereof, where the gradient of material is provided by a first composition of the binder in the material of the first portion that is different from a second composition of the binder in the material of the second portion.