Hard composite and method of making the same

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PATENT NO 6183687
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08514283

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A method of heat treating a sintered body having an exposed surface which has the steps of: providing a sintered body comprised of a hard carbide and a binder, the binder being present in the sintered body at a first binder level and the hard carbide in the sintered body being of a first grain size; placing granules of a sacrificial sintered material in contact with at least one portion of the exposed surface of the sintered body, the sacrificial sintered material comprised of the hard carbide and the binder, the binder being present in the sacrificial sintered material at a second binder level and the hard carbide in the sacrificial sintered material being of a second grain size; and heat treating the sintered body and sacrificial sintered material so as to change the binder content in a surface region of the sintered body.

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KENNAMETAL PC INC1323 SOUTH SHAMROCK AVENUE MONROVIA CA 91016

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Greenfield, Mark S Greensburg, PA 28 254

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