Brazing of diamond

KTP Associate: Ozan Osman

Academic supervisor: Dr A Chrysanthou

Supporting supervisor: Dr G Ren

Industrial Supervisor: A Beynon

Funding: £151,000

Funding body: KTP and C4 Carbides

Period: September 2011-February 2014  

The work is funded under the Knowledge Partnership (KTP) scheme and is in collaboration with C4 Carbides. The work aims to understand the brazing reactions that lead to a strong braze-to-diamond bond in order to enable the development of improved drill and band saw products.