High Energy Treatment Of Cutter Substrates Having A Wear Resistant Layer

A method for performing high energy treatment on a cutter to form a high energy treated cutter, comprising:

• obtaining at least one cutter comprising
• a substrate comprising a mixture of a metallic material and a binder material, the substrate having a top surface, an outer region, and an inner core and
• a wear resistant layer coupled to the top surface;
• providing protection around the wear resistant layer;
• and
• applying a high energy treatment to the at least one cutter to form at least one high energy treated cutter,
• wherein the substrate is exposed to the high energy treatment and the wear resistant layer is protected from exposure to the high energy treatment.

A method for performing high energy treatment on a cutter to form a high energy treated cutter, comprising:

• obtaining at least one cutter comprising
• a substrate comprising a mixture of a metallic material and a binder material, the substrate having a top surface, an outer region, and an inner core;
• and
• a wear resistant layer coupled to the top surface;
• providing protection around the wear resistant layer;
• placing the at least one cutter in a cascading machine having at least one rotatable drum;
• adding a medium into the at least one rotatable drum;
• and
• rotating the at least one rotatable drum to create high energy impact between the at least one cutter,
• wherein the substrate of the at least one cutter is subjected to high energy treatment, wherein the wear resistant layer is protected from exposure to the high energy treatment, and wherein the at least one cutter is transformed into the at least one high energy treated cutter.

A method for performing high energy treatment on a cutter to form a high energy treated cutter, comprising:

• obtaining at least one cutter comprising
• a substrate comprising a mixture of a metallic material and a binder material, the substrate having a top surface, an outer region, and an inner core;
• and
• a wear resistant layer coupled to the top surface;
• obtaining a tray table having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the tray table comprising at least one recess formed in the upper surface, the recess having a depth of at least the thickness of the wear resistance layer;
• placing the wear resistance layer of the at least one cutter into the at least one recess thereby protecting the wear resistance layer from exposure to the high energy treatment;
• spraying a high energy media stream onto the substrate of the at least one cutter via at least one spray nozzle;
• and
• collecting the high energy media stream and recycling the high energy media stream to the at least one spray nozzle,
• wherein the substrate of the at least one cutter is subjected to high energy treatment, wherein the wear resistant layer is protected from exposure to the high energy treatment, and wherein the at least one cutter is transformed into the at least one high energy treated cutter.