Reinforced wear member

1 . A reinforced wear member comprising:

a body having:

a leading end;

a trailing end;

a top surface extending between the leading end and the trailing end; and

a bottom surface opposite the top surface and extending between the leading end and the trailing end;

wherein the body is formed of a first composition; and

a core embedded within the body, the core having:

a front end;

an opposing back end;

a top surface extending between the front end and the back end;

a bottom surface opposite the top surface that extends between the front end and the back end,

wherein a height of the front end is less than a height of the back end,

wherein the core is formed of a second composition,

wherein the first composition is different from the second composition, and

wherein the core is entirely embedded within the body such that the top surface of the core is spaced from the top surface of the body, the bottom surface of the core is spaced from the bottom surface of the body, and the front end of the core is spaced from the leading end of the body, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.

2 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the first composition is steel and the second composition is ceramic.

3 . The wear member of claim 2 , wherein the core comprises one or more of silicon carbide, zirconia-yttria, zirconia-magnesia, zirconia-calcia, zirconia-alumina, white alumina, tabular alumina, aluminate spinel, mullite, tungsten carbide or titanium carbide.

4 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the core is wedge-shaped.

5 . The wear member of claim 4 , wherein the front end is a point.

6 . The wear member of claim 4 , wherein

the top surface of the core aligns with the top surface of the body at an angle in a range of 0 degrees to 8 degrees and

the bottom surface of the core aligns with the bottom surface of the body at an angle in a range of 0 degrees to 8 degrees.

7 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the core is disposed adjacent the leading end.

8 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the core is disposed adjacent the trailing end.

9 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the mainstay is at the front end.

10 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the mainstay is at the back end.

11 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein there are three girders.

12 . The wear member of claim 1 , wherein the core is monolithic.

13 . The wear member of claim 1 wherein the core has a volumetric porosity ranging from 45% to 95%.

14 . A reinforced wear member comprising:

a steel body having:

a body leading end;

a body trailing end;

a body upper surface extending between the body leading end and the body trailing end; and

a body lower surface opposite the body upper surface and extending between the body leading end and the body trailing end;

a wedge-shaped ceramic core embedded within the steel body, the ceramic core having:

a core leading end generally pointed toward the body leading end of the steel body;

a core upper surface; and

a core lower surface opposite the core upper surface,

wherein the core upper surface is spaced from the body upper surface, the core lower surface is spaced from the body lower surface, and the core leading end is spaced from the body leading end, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.

15 . The wear member of claim 14 , wherein the core is disposed along a longitudinal axis of the body.

16 . The wear member of claim 14 , wherein the upper core surface and the lower core surface are generally aligned with the body upper surface and the body lower surface, respectively.

17 . The wear member of claim 14 , wherein the upper core surface does not follow a trend of the upper body surface.

18 . The wear member of claim 14 , wherein the lower core surface does not follow a trend of the lower body surface.

19 . The wear member of claim 14 , wherein one or more surfaces of the core are curved.

20 . A reinforced wear member comprising:

a body having:

a leading end;

a trailing end;

a top surface extending between the leading end and the trailing end; and

a bottom surface opposite the top surface and extending between the leading end and the trailing end;

wherein the body is formed of a first composition; and

a core embedded within the body, the core having:

a front end;

an opposing back end;

a top surface extending between the front end and the back end;

a bottom surface opposite the top surface that extends between the front end and the back end and follows a trend of the bottom surface of the body,

wherein a height of the front end is less than a height of the back end,

wherein the core is formed of a second composition,

wherein the first composition is different from the second composition, and

wherein the core is entirely embedded within the body such that the top surface of the core is spaced from and generally disposed at the same angle as the top surface of the body, the bottom surface of the core is spaced from and generally disposed at the same angle as the bottom surface of the body, and the front end of the core is spaced from the leading end of the body, wherein the core comprises a main stay and girders extending from the mainstay.