Method for metal coating diamonds so as to improve the interfacial bond strength
Abstract
Abstract A method of producing metal coated diamond particles in which the coatings are strongly bonded to the diamond particles characterised in that a layer of an alloy consisting of a major proportion of a metal such as copper, nickel or iron and a minor proportion of a carbide-forming metal such as titanium, chromium or vanadium is applied to the uncoated particles and then the coated particles are heat treated to a temperature of between 500*C and a temperature just below the melting point of the alloy for a time sufficient to enable a bonding carbide layer to form at the alloy/diamond interface, the steps being carried out in a non-oxidising atmosphere. The invention further provides diamond particles having bonded thereto an alloy comprising a major proportion of nickel and a minor proportion of a carbide-forming metal such as titanium, chromium or vanadium, the bonding being achieved by means of a carbide layer, which is preferably continuous, at the alloy/diamond interface.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael G Nicholas
- 👤 Peter M Scott
- 👤 Bruce I Dewar
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