Application of additive manufacturing/3D printing technologies and investment casting for prototype development of polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit body

• Main Authors: Altaf, K., Rani, A.M.A., Woldemichael, D.E., Lemma, T.A., Jian, C.Z., Fiqri, M.H.
• Format: Article
• Published: Asian Research Publishing Network 2016
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84971459891&partnerID=40&md5=f93f4feccf60d6552cd83e92585765a0; http://eprints.utp.edu.my/25616/
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Petronas

This study is about the application of Additive Manufacturing (AM) technologies for the manufacturing of an improved design of Polycrystalline Diamond Compact drill bit body by using Thermojet three dimensional printing and investment casting. The aim of study is to investigate a faster and effectiv...