Systems and methods for evaluation of a superabrasive material
AssigneeUS Synthetic Corporation
InventorsCraig H. Cooley, Debkumar Mukhopadhyay, Kenneth E. Bertagnolli
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Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating a superabrasive material by a three-dimensional model generated using a computed tomography scanner. The model is analyzed to identify a superabrasive matrix within the model and at least one performance characteristic of the superabrasive material is determined according to at least one property of the superabrasive matrix. Methods are also disclosed for characterizing crystal-to-crystal bonding regions and non-superabrasive material within an interstitial matrix of the superabrasive matrix.
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A method for evaluating a superabrasive material, the method comprising:
- scanning the superabrasive material with a computed tomography (“CT”) scanner;
- generating a model of the superabrasive material based at least partially on an output of the CT scanner;
- identifying a superabrasive matrix and/or an interstitial matrix within the model;
- determining at least one property of the superabrasive matrix and/or the interstitial matrix including:
- identifying crystal-to-crystal bonding within the superabrasive matrix;
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- determining, for a plurality of the crystal-to-crystal bonding regions, at least one of a maximum width, an area, an aspect ratio, a minimum radius of curvature, or a roughness;
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- determining at least one of abrasion resistance of the superabrasive material, impact resistance of the superabrasive material, thermal stability of the superabrasive material, or amount of non-superabrasive material within the interstitial matrix at least partially based on the at least one property.
A nontransitory computer readable medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by a processor causes the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating a model of a superabrasive material at least partially based on data generated from a computed tomography (“CT”) scanner scanning the superabrasive material;
- identifying a superabrasive matrix and/or an interstitial matrix within the model;
- determining at least one property of the superabrasive matrix and/or the interstitial matrix including:
- identifying crystal-to-crystal bonding within the superabrasive matrix;
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- determining, for a plurality of the crystal-to-crystal bonding regions, at least one of a maximum width, an area, an aspect ratio, a minimum radius of curvature, or a roughness;
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- determining at least one of abrasion resistance of the superabrasive material, impact resistance of the superabrasive material, thermal stability of the superabrasive material, or amount of non-superabrasive material within the interstitial matrix at least partially based on the at least one property.
A computer system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
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- a memory to which the at least one processor is operably coupled, the memory storing computer executable instructions thereon that when executed by the at least one processor causes the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating a model of a superabrasive material at least partially based on data generated from a computed tomography (“CT”) scanner scanning the superabrasive material;
- identifying a superabrasive matrix and/or an interstitial matrix within the model;
- determining at least one property of the superabrasive matrix and/or the interstitial matrix including:
- identifying crystal-to-crystal bonding within the superabrasive matrix;
- and
- determining, for a plurality of the crystal-to-crystal bonding regions, at least one of a maximum width, an area, an aspect ratio, a minimum radius of curvature, or a roughness;
- and
- determining at least one of abrasion resistance of the superabrasive material, impact resistance of the superabrasive material, thermal stability of the superabrasive material, or amount of non-superabrasive material within the interstitial matrix at least partially based on the at least one property.
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