A cutting element comprises a supporting substrate, and a cutting table attached to an end of the supporting substrate. The cutting table comprises a first region and a second region. The first region comprising inter-bonded diamond particles and is substantially free of at least highly catalytic metallic compounds, one or more non-catalytic compounds within interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded diamond particles, and voids within interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded diamond particles. The second region comprising inter-bonded diamond particles, one or more non-catalytic compounds within interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded diamond particles, and one or more metallic phases within interstitial spaces between the inter-bonded diamond particles. The first region of the cutting table has a content of elemental metal of at least about 2.6 wt %. A method of forming a cutting element, and an earth-boring tool are also described.

A coated tool may include a base member and a coating layer located on the base member. The coating layer may include a first section located on the base member and a second section located on the first section. The first section may include an AlTi portion including aluminum and titanium, and an AlCr portion including aluminum and chromium, and each of the AlTi portion and the AlCr portion may be in contact with the base member. The second section may include a plurality of AlTi layers including aluminum and titanium, and a plurality of AlCr layers including aluminum and chromium, and the AlTi layers and the AlCr layers may be located alternately one upon another.

A manufacturing method of an integrated circuit (IC) packaging structure includes the following steps. One or a plurality of dies is disposed on a packaging substrate. An encapsulation material is formed on the packaging substrate. The encapsulation material is configured to encapsulate the one or the plurality of the dies on the packaging substrate. At least one trench is formed in the encapsulation material. A heat dissipation structure is formed on the encapsulation material, and at least a part of the heat dissipation structure is formed in the at least one trench. The step of forming the heat dissipation structure includes the following steps. A first slurry is formed in the at least one trench, and a first curing process is performed to the first slurry for forming a first portion of the heat dissipation structure.

This disclosure relates to a high cBN content polycrystalline cubic boron nitride, PCBN, material. The binder matrix material comprises 2 to 15 wt. % titanium diboride (TiB2).

A polycrystalline composite tool component and associated methods are disclosed. In one example plurality of diamond particles are coated with a conforming catalyst metal coating and a plurality of graphene particles. Various asymmetric distributions of graphene particles are shown that provide a variety of material properties.

A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes: more than or equal to 20 volume % and less than 80 volume % of cubic boron nitride grains; and more than 20 volume % and less than or equal to 80 volume % of a binder phase, and when a carbon content is measured from a cubic boron nitride grain into the binder phase in a direction perpendicular to an interface between the cubic boron nitride grain and the binder phase using TEM-EDX, a first region having a carbon content larger than an average value of a carbon content of the binder phase exists, the interface exists in the first region, and a length of the first region is more than or equal to 0.1 nm and less than or equal to 10 nm.

An anvil for a cutting tool includes an anvil body. A curved passage extends from an inlet opening in the anvil body to an outlet opening in the anvil body. The anvil body can be made by an additive manufacturing process. The anvil body includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a side surface between the top surface and the bottom surface. The side surface includes at least three side surface portions and at least three corner portions. Each corner portion is disposed between respective pairs of the side surface portions. At least one corner portion includes a surface that extends radially outward from a central axis of the anvil relative to extensions of a respective pair of side surface portions. The central axis extends between the top and bottom surfaces, wherein the extensions of the respective pair of side surface portions intersect within the periphery of the anvil.

A system for forming an abrasive article is presented. The system includes a workspace and an abrasive material dispenser that deposits a layer of abrasive material onto the workspace. The system also includes a leveler that levels a surface of abrasive material on the workspace. The system also includes a binder jet printer that dispenses a liquid binder onto the layer of abrasive material. The workspace is on a moving surface that moves the workspace between a dispensing position under the dispenser, a leveling position under the leveler, and a printing position, under the printer.

A drill bit having reinforced binder zones and method of forming same are disclosed. The method includes the steps of mixing reinforcing particles with a binder-reinforcing material, placing the mixture of reinforcing particles and binder-reinforcing material in a mold used in forming a body of the drill bit, placing a universal binder in the mold, and heating the mold. The binder-reinforcing material is infiltrated with the universal binder which thereby forms reinforced binder zones.

A cutting tool is made of a cemented carbide including a first hard phase and a binder phase. The first hard phase is composed of WC particles. The binder phase contains Co and/or Ni. The cutting tool includes a main body part and a surface layer part. A thickness of the surface layer part is equal to or less than an average particle diameter of the first hard phase. On a surface of a plain part in a rake face, 1.0 GPa or more of a compressive residual stress is applied to the first hard phase. A ratio (B/A) of the average particle diameter (B) of the first hard phase on the surface of the plain part in the rake face to an average particle diameter (A) of the first hard phase on a cross section of the main body part is 0.7 or more and less than 1.