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yes, diamonds are the hardest substance known on earth

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Diamonds are assigned a hardness of 10 on Mohs hardness scale. But not all diamonds are equally hard. The hardest natural diamonds come from New South Wales, Australia, and are extensively used in polishing other diamonds.

There is a special process of treating ordinary diamonds with heat and pressure to improve their hardness. Boron nitride is often used as polisher of diamonds.

Splitting of a diamond may be done by the use of a hardened steel 'knife' which takes advantage of defects in the crystal lattice.

Diamonds are also cut using a laser.

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If a diamond tool were to be used to cut steel, one of the most common engineering materials used in industries, the diamond tool will face severe tool wear. While diamond only softens at 1350 degree Celsius and melts at 3027 degree Celsius, and is also the hardest material in the world, it has a weakness. Diamond succumbs to graphitization, which means that it will change its crystal structure to graphite crystal structure at 200 degree Celsius in the presence of a catalyst metal such as carbon steel and alloys with titanium, nickel and cobalt.

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Yes, diamonds can cut through most anything.

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No, diamonds are not the only stones that can cut glass. Any stone that is harder then 5.5 on the Moh's hardness scale can cut glass.

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A titanium pair of scissors would not be able to cut a diamond in half.

Diamonds are the 'hardest' mineral known.

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Yes, a diamond tipped tool can cut through titanium steel.

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Only diamond can cut diamond.

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In some cases, yes.

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Can a emerald cut glass?

No, emeralds are not hard enough to cut glass. Diamonds cut glass and they are the only gemstone with this capability.


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Yes, diamonds can cut glass, because diamonds are harder than glass.


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