Patent ID: 11885182
Assignee: BAKER HUGHES HOLDINGS LLC
Field: Materials, metallurgy (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC E  B  C | IPC B  C  E

Claim 3:
4. The method of claim 1, wherein:
providing the diamond-containing material over the substrate comprises providing the diamond-containing material directly on a supporting substrate comprising a homogenized binder comprising C, W, the at least one first element, and the at least one second element, and WC particles dispersed within the homogenized binder; and
sintering the diamond-containing material in the presence of the liquid phase of the homogenized alloy comprises subjecting the supporting substrate and the diamond-containing material to elevated temperatures and elevated pressures to melt and diffuse a portion of the homogenized binder of the supporting substrate into the diamond-containing material and catalyze the formation of the inter-bonded diamond particles.