Until the early twentieth century, it was widely believed that diamonds could only be used in jewelry because of their aesthetic value. But the exceptional hardness of this stone made it possible to find applications for it in industry.
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Step 1
Jewelry factories are currently producing stones not only for the jewelry industry, but also so-called technical diamonds. They are used during hard rock drilling or oil development. Tools made from diamonds have a lifespan that is one hundred and fifty times that of steel, making them economically viable. It should be noted that diamonds wear off much more slowly than the best metal alloys, which is why they are often used to make cutters. Diamonds are used as an abrasive during the laying of thin cables.
Step 2
Most of the industrial diamonds mined are used to make special tools required for processing non-ferrous metals or working with superhard materials. It should be noted that a hard material processed with a diamond cutter does not require additional grinding, which makes it possible to relatively quickly produce tools and parts using such cutters.
Step 3
Diamond powders have become widespread in industry, which are made from low-grade stones that are unsuitable for other use. Such products are most often used in enterprises that manufacture synthetic stones.
Step 4
Diamond powders are actively used in special drills designed for drilling the hardest surfaces, with their help you can get thin, even and deep holes, as well as in circular diamond saws. Diamond powder is also used in factories that polish and cut diamonds and other precious stones. It is thanks to this material that craftsmen can give stones unusual shapes, demonstrating their optical properties.
Step 5
Recently, diamonds have been actively used in nuclear power engineering. When a certain charged particle hits the diamond directly, a flash of bright light occurs. This property is used in the nuclear industry, where precision nuclear radiation detectors are made from diamonds. In addition, this property allows the use of diamond in the design of special counters that measure the speed of fast particles. It should be noted that such equipment using diamonds is much more accurate and efficient than designs using synthetic crystals or various gases.
