摘要 |
<p>Disclosed is a mining pick (10) of the type having a shank (11) and head (12) with the head having an integrally bonded cutting tip (13), the cutting tip having a metallic substrate (14) which is bonded to the head (12) and also bonded to a superabrasive material cutting surface (15), wherein a thin section of the superabrasive material is bonded to the metallic substrate such that at least one edge of the thin dimension of the superabrasive material is oriented such that the digging action of the mining pick is that of a slicing or cutting action, rather than a crushing or pawing action.</p> |