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AssigneeBaker Hughes Incorporated
InventorsAnthony A. DiGiovanni, Danny E. Scott
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Polycrystalline compacts include non-catalytic nanoparticles in interstitial spaces between interbonded grains of hard material in a polycrystalline hard material. Cutting elements and earth-boring tools include such polycrystalline compacts. Methods of forming polycrystalline compacts include sintering hard particles and non-catalytic nanoparticles to form a polycrystalline material. Methods of forming cutting elements include infiltrating interstitial spaces between interbonded grains of hard material in a polycrystalline material with a plurality of non-catalytic nanoparticles.
A polycrystalline compact, comprising:
A method of forming a polycrystalline compact, comprising sintering a plurality of hard particles and a plurality of non-catalytic nanoparticles to form a polycrystalline hard material comprising a plurality of interbonded grains of hard material, wherein the non-catalytic nanoparticles of the plurality comprise a material selected from the group consisting of carbides, nitrides, and carbonitrides of refractory metals.
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