A cemented carbide for a flow component for controlling the pressure and flow of well products includes in wt %: about 7 to about 9 Co; about 5 to about 7 Ni; about 19 to about 24 Ti C; about 1.5 to about 2.5 Cr.sub.3C.sub.2; about 0.1 to about 0.3 Mo and balance of WC. A cemented carbide for fluid handling components and seal ring a comprises in wt %: about 1 to about 30 Ti C; about 12 to about 20 Co+Ni; about 0.5 to about 2.5 Cr; about 0.1 to about 0.3 Mo and balance of WC. A cemented carbide for fluid handling components and seal ring a comprises in wt %: about 15 to about 30 Ti C; about 5 to about 20 Ni; about 0.5 to about 2. Cr; about 0.5 to about 2.5 Mo and balance of WC.

The invention relates to a cemented carbide composition producing method for precious metal, which includes a titanium nitride component contained therein and shows excellent workability, corrosion resistance, reduction in weight and other desirable mechanical properties, as well as the low amount of nickel used as a metallic binder and an aluminum oxide coating helps to suppress potential negative skin reactions.

A polycrystalline diamond construction has a body of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) material; and a cemented carbide substrate bonded to the body of polycrystalline material along an interface. The cemented carbide substrate includes tungsten carbide particles bonded together by a binder material, the binder material comprising an alloy of Co, Ni and Cr; and the tungsten carbide particles form at least around 70 weight percent and at most around 95 weight percent of the substrate. The cemented carbide substrate has a bulk volume, the bulk volume of the cemented carbide substrate has at least around 0.1 vol. % of inclusions of free carbon having a largest average size in any one or more dimensions of less than around 40 microns.

A polycrystalline super hard construction has a first region having a body of thermally stable polycrystalline super hard material having a plurality of intergrown grains of super hard material; a second region forming a substrate having a hard phase and a binder phase; and a third region interposed between the first and second regions. The third region includes a composite material having a first phase comprising a plurality of non-intergrown grains of super hard material, and a matrix material. A fourth region interposed between the second and third region has a major proportion having one or more components of the binder material of the second region, and one or more reaction products between the binder material of the second region and one or more components of the third region.

Valves and valve assemblies are described herein employing architectures which can mitigate degradative wear mechanisms, thereby prolonging life of the assembly. In one aspect, a valve comprises a head including a circumferential surface and a valve seat mating surface comprising sintered cemented carbide. Leg members extend from the head, wherein thickness of one or more of the leg members tapers in a direction away from the head to induce laminar fluid flow around the head. In some embodiments, the sintered cemented carbide is an inlay coupled to the valve head.

A cemented carbide having an eta phase and a Ni—Al binder is provided. The binder includes intermetallic γ′-Ni.sub.3Al-precipitates embedded in a substitutional solid solution matrix including Al and Ni. Further, the cemented carbide has a surface zone free from eta phase. A method of making a cutting tool is also provided.

A cemented carbide having an eta phase and a Ni—Al binder is provided. The binder includes intermetallic γ′-Ni.sub.3Al-precipitates embedded in a substitutional solid solution matrix including Al and Ni. Further, the cemented carbide has a surface zone free from eta phase. A method of making a cutting tool is also provided.

A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein the coating layer comprises a compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (Al.sub.xCr.sub.yTi.sub.1−x−y)N (in the formula (1), x represents an atomic ratio of an Al element to a total of the Al element, a Cr element and a Ti element and satisfies 0.70≤x≤0.95, and y represents an atomic ratio of a Cr element to a total of an Al element, the Cr element and a Ti element and satisfies 0.04≤y≤0.21, and 1−x−y>0); a ratio (Cr/Ti) of the Cr element and the Ti element in the compound layer is 1.0 or more and 2.5 or less; and an average thickness of the compound layer is 2.0 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less.

A coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating layer formed on the substrate, wherein the coating layer comprises a compound layer containing a compound having a composition represented by (Al.sub.xCr.sub.yTi.sub.1−x−y)N (in the formula (1), x represents an atomic ratio of an Al element to a total of the Al element, a Cr element and a Ti element and satisfies 0.70≤x≤0.95, and y represents an atomic ratio of a Cr element to a total of an Al element, the Cr element and a Ti element and satisfies 0.04≤y≤0.21, and 1−x−y>0); a ratio (Cr/Ti) of the Cr element and the Ti element in the compound layer is 1.0 or more and 2.5 or less; and an average thickness of the compound layer is 2.0 μm or more and 10.0 μm or less.

A heterogeneous composite consisting of near-nano ceramic clusters dispersed within a ductile matrix. The composite is formed through the high temperature compaction of a starting powder consisting of a core of ceramic nanoparticles held together with metallic binder. This core is clad with a ductile metal such that when the final powder is consolidated, the ductile metal forms a tough, near-zero contiguity matrix. The material is consolidated using any means that will maintain its heterogeneous structure.