Patent ID: 9017438
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: B24D,E21B

Abstract:
1. A polycrystalline diamond compact, comprising: a substrate; and a polycrystalline diamond table including a plurality of diamond grains exhibiting diamond-to-diamond bonding therebetween and defining a plurality of interstitial regions, the polycrystalline diamond table further including a working surface spaced from an interfacial surface that is bonded to the substrate, the polycrystalline diamond table additionally including: a first region extending inwardly from the working surface, the first region including at least one low-carbon-solubility material disposed in at least a portion of the plurality of interstitial regions thereof, the at least one low-carbon-solubility material exhibiting a melting temperature of about 1300° C. or less and a bulk modulus at 20° C. of less than about 150 GPa; and