COMPOSITE MATERIALS INCLUDING NANOPARTICLES EARTH BORING TOOLS AND COMPONENTS INCLUDING SUCH COMPOSITE MATERIALS POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS INCLUDING NANOPARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

A composite material comprising a plurality of hard particles surrounded by a matrix materia] comprising a plurality of nanoparticles. Earth boring tools including the composite material and methods of forming the composite material are also disclosed. A polycrystalline material having a catalyst material including nanoparticles in interstitial spaces between inter bonded crystals of the polycrystalline material and methods of forming the polycrystalline material are also disclosed.