| abstract |
An earth boring cutting insert including a cemented carbide comprising metal carbide grains dispersed in a metallic binder including at least one of platinum, palladium, rhenium, rhodium, and ruthenium. Also disclosed is an earth boring bit such as, for example, a rotary-cone earth boring bit or a percussion bit, including at least one earth boring cutting insert comprising a cemented carbide including a metallic binder comprising at least one of platinum, palladium, rhenium, rhodium, and ruthenium |