Research on the Effect of Holding Time on Diamond Drill Bit Performance

Abstract

The sintering parameters of hot-pressing diamond drill bit mainly contains the sintering temperature, holding time, sintering pressure and the pressurized method. The length of holding time is directly related to the performance of diamond drill bit. This article mainly discusses the effect of holding time on the performance of diamond drill bit. First, a general formula of diamond drill bit is chosen. A group of samples in this parameter were loaded and sintered. Holding time is set as variable, while other parameters remain the same. The optimal holding time for this formula is obtained through the mechanical properties tests on the samples’ bending, tension, compression, and hardness, and fracture analysis using scanning electron microscopy (SEM).