Cutting element and a method of manufacturing a cutting element

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8720612
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12623569

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The present disclosure relates in one aspect to a cutting element comprising a substrate and a cutting layer disposed on a surface of the substrate. The cutting layer comprises an ultra hard material. The substrate comprises tungsten carbide and a metal binder. The substrate has a magnetic saturation value in the range of from 80% to less than 85%. In another aspect, the magnetic saturation value may increase within the substrate along a gradient, wherein proximal to the interface with the cutting layer, the substrate has a magnetic saturation value in the range of from 80% to less than 85%. Also included are drill bits incorporating such cutting elements. Additionally, the present disclosure relates to methods of manufacturing cutting elements.

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SMITH INTERNATIONAL INC16740 HARDY STREET HOUSTON TX 77032

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Belnap, Daniel J Pleasant Grove, US 8 102
Corbett, Loel G Saratoga Springs, US 2 44

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