US4944774A
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Hard facing for milled tooth rock bits
Assignee: Smith International Inc
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Filing: 1989-03-27
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Granted: 1990-07-31
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Expires: 2009-03-27
Abstract
Abstract A hard facing for teeth on a milled tooth rock bit comprises at least 65% by weight of a mixture of tungsten carbide particles and a balance of steel bonding the carbide particles together and to the cutter cone of the rock bit. The tungsten carbide particle mixture comprises from 35% to 80%, and preferably from 65% to 80%, by weight 20 to 30 mesh cemented tungsten carbide, and from 20% to 65%, and preferably from 20% to 35% by weight 40 to 80 mesh single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Inventors
- 👤 Madapusi K. Keshavan
- 👤 Lance D. Underwood
- 👤 Naresh J. Kar
- 👤 Thomas W. Oldham
- 👤 Cary A. Roth
- 👤 Brian J. Armstrong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 19:05
CPC Classifications
B; B23; B23K; B23K35/00; B23K35/22; B23K35/24; B23K35/32; B23K35/327; C; C22; C22C; C22C29/00; C22C29/02; C22C29/06; C22C29/08; E; E21; E21B; E21B10/00; E21B10/46; E21B10/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim
59 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: steel in the range of from 18% to 32% by weight; and filler in the range of from 68% to 82% by weight, the filler comprising: from 20% to 65% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles; from 35% to 80% by weight cemented tungsten carbide particles; and a balance of steel deoxidizer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
59 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: steel in the range of from 18% to 32% by weight; and filler in the range of from 68% to 82% by weight, the filler comprising: from 20% to 65% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles; from 35% to 80% by weight cemented tungsten carbide particles; and a balance of steel deoxidizer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 1 wherein the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide is primarily between 40 and 80 mesh.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 1 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is primarily between 20 and 30 mesh.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 1 wherein the cemented tungsten carbide comprises particles of monotungsten carbide having an average particle size in the range of from one to fifteen microns bonded together by cobalt in the range of from 6% to 8% by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 1 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
36 words
A rock bit as recited in claim 1 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is from two to five times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide particles.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 6 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is three times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
39 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 1 wherein the filler comprises from 20% to 35% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles, from 65% to 80% cemented tungsten carbide particles, and up to 5% steel deoxidizer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
38 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 8 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is from two to five times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide particles.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
89 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: at least 65% particles primarily of tungsten carbide and a balance of alloy steel, the particles comprising: a first set of relatively larger cemented tungsten carbide particles and a second set of relatively smaller single crystal monotungsten carbide particles, the particle size in the first set being from two to five times the particle size in the second set and wherein the weight percentage of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is two to five times the weight percentage of single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
89 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: at least 65% particles primarily of tungsten carbide and a balance of alloy steel, the particles comprising: a first set of relatively larger cemented tungsten carbide particles and a second set of relatively smaller single crystal monotungsten carbide particles, the particle size in the first set being from two to five times the particle size in the second set and wherein the weight percentage of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is two to five times the weight percentage of single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
48 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 10 wherein the particle size of the first set is primarily in the range of from 20 to 30 mesh and the particle size in the second set is primarily in the range of from 40 to 80 mesh.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 11 wherein the weight percentage of 20 to 30 mesh particles is about three times the weight percentage of 40 to 80 mesh particles.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
51 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 10 wherein the first set of particles consists essentially of cemented tungsten carbide primarily in the range of from 20 to 30 mesh and the second set comprises single crystal monotungsten carbide primarily in the range of from 40 to 80 mesh.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
29 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 13 wherein the weight percentage of cemented tungsten carbide is three times the weight percentage of single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
61 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: steel in the range of from 18% to 32% by weight; and filler in the range of from 68% to 82% by weight, the filler consisting essentially of: from 20% to 65% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles; from 35% to 80% by weight cemented tungsten carbide particles; and a balance of steel deoxidizer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
61 words
A rock bit hard facing comprising: steel in the range of from 18% to 32% by weight; and filler in the range of from 68% to 82% by weight, the filler consisting essentially of: from 20% to 65% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles; from 35% to 80% by weight cemented tungsten carbide particles; and a balance of steel deoxidizer.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
27 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 15 wherein the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide is primarily between 40 and 80 mesh.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
26 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 15 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is primarily between 20 and 30 mesh.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
48 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 15 wherein the cemented tungsten carbide comprises particles of monotungsten carbide having an average particle size in the range of from one to fifteen microns bonded together by cobalt in the range of from 6% to 8% by weight.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 15 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
36 words
A rock bit as recited in claim 15 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is from two to five times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide particles.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 20 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide is three times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
39 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 15 wherein the filler comprises from 20% to 35% by weight single crystal monotungsten carbide particles, from 65% to 80% cemented tungsten carbide particles, and up to 5% steel deoxidizer.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
A rock bit hard facing as recited in claim 22 wherein the particle size of the cemented tungsten carbide particles is from two to five times larger than the particle size of the single crystal monotungsten carbide particles.
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