Methods of high temperature infiltration of drill bits and infiltrating binder

• Main Author: TRENT N BUTCHER
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.01.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: CASTING; CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES; EARTH DRILLING; EARTH DRILLING, e.g. DEEP DRILLING; FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS; MINING; OBTAINING OIL, GAS, WATER, SOLUBLE OR MELTABLE MATERIALS OR ASLURRY OF MINERALS FROM WELLS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; POWDER METALLURGY; TRANSPORTING

A method of directionally cooling a molten portion of a drilling-related component, comprising longitudinally increasing a cooling zone from an end of the drilling-related structure to encompass the entire drilling-related structure. An induction heating coil may be used in conjunction with infiltra...