HIGH PRESSURE SINTERING WITH CARBON ADDITIVES

摘要

A method for forming a cutting element that includes sintering a mixture comprising carbide particles, a sp2-containing or sp2-convertible carbon additive, and a metallic binder at a first processing condition having a pressure of greater than about 100,000 psi to form a sintered object is disclosed. A method for forming a cutting element that includes sintering a mixture comprising diamond particles and a sp2- containing carbon additive at a first processing condition having a pressure of greater than about 100,000 psi to form a polycrystalline diamond layer is also disclosed, as well as cutting elements having diamond grains non-uniformly distributed therethrough.