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Wire drawing die
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1986-04-08
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Granted: 1989-10-10
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Expires: 2006-04-08
Abstract
Abstract A wire drawing die is provided which is characterized by containing a particular thermally stable diamond compact through which a hole is formed for receiving the wire to be drawn therethrough. The thermally stable diamond compact, which preferably has a hexagonal or circular shape in plan, comprises a mass of diamond particles present in an amount of 80 to 90 percent by volume of the compact and a second phase present in an amount of 10 to 20 percent by volume of the compact, the mass of diamond particles containing substantial diamond-to-diamond bonding to form a coherent, skeletal mass and a second phase consisting essentially of silicon, the silicon being in the form of silicon and/or silicon carbide.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard P. Burnand
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:56
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/515; C04B35/52; B; B21; B21C; B21C3/00; B21C3/02; B21C3/025; B01; B01J; B01J2203/00; B01J2203/06; B01J2203/0605; B01J2203/062; B01J2203/065; B01J2203/0655; B01J2203/0675; B01J2203/0685; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/38; C04B2235/3817; C04B2235/3826; C04B2235/42; C04B2235/422; C04B2235/427; C04B2235/428
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A wire drawing die comprising a thermally stable diamond compact held in a supporting surround and having a hole through it capable of receiving wire to be drawn therethrough, the compact being resistant to significant graphitization resulting from integration with the supporting surround at ambient pressure conditions, the compact comprising a mass of diamond particles present in an amount of 80 to 90 percent by volume of the compact and the remainder as a second phase present in an amount of 10 to 20 percent by volume of the compact, the mass of diamond particles containing substantial diamond-to-diamond bonding to form a coherent, skeletal mass and a second phase consisting essentially of silicon, silicon carbide or a combination thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A wire drawing die comprising a thermally stable diamond compact held in a supporting surround and having a hole through it capable of receiving wire to be drawn therethrough, the compact being resistant to significant graphitization resulting from integration with the supporting surround at ambient pressure conditions, the compact comprising a mass of diamond particles present in an amount of 80 to 90 percent by volume of the compact and the remainder as a second phase present in an amount of 10 to 20 percent by volume of the compact, the mass of diamond particles containing substantial diamond-to-diamond bonding to form a coherent, skeletal mass and a second phase consisting essentially of silicon, silicon carbide or a combination thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
25 words
A wire drawing die according to claim 1 wherein the surround is made of a metal or alloy having a melting point above 800° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
A wire drawing die according to claim 1 wherein the diamond particles are natural diamond.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A wire drawing die according to claim 1, wherein any components other than the mass of diamond particles and the silicon, silicon carbide, or combination thereof, are present in trace amounts only.
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