Synthetic Diamond Uses Which You Might Never Have Guessed
Diamonds are a girl’s best friend!
Right?
Well yes for some they are, but synthetic diamonds are also changing the world around us in so many ways. Ways you may not expect, ways which may just leave you thinking, no way! As these days some synthetic diamonds are made just for the manufacturing industries and other high tech applications.
Automotive Industry
Synthetic Industrial Diamonds are for many manufacturers play a huge part of making a car. They are chosen because of their reliability and the fact they are one of the hardest materials found.
Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD) is a diamond based material which is often used instead of Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride (PCBN). PCD is made of diamond dust which has been bonded through high pressure and heat.
So what’s the difference? Well, a PCBN material can cut up to several hundred brake disks, where PCD can cut up to 10,000 and is, in fact, the only material which can the new generation of ceramic metal matrix composite brake discs effectively.
Healthcare
If you have had an operation or sadly needs radiotherapy or someone close to you has, then you have likely come into contact with synthetic diamonds in the healthcare industry.
You see they are changing the way that non-invasive surgery is taking place. As they are helping advance the way fibre optics deliver high-power laser beams. Allowing medical professionals to have more precise, bio-compatible tools.
Which will allow operations to be performed over a shorter time span.
Construction
As I said before, synthetic diamonds are a hard and strong material, which makes them perfect for use in construction.
We do after all need to make sure our homes are made of strong, resilient materials and synthetic diamonds often play their part when it comes to cutting these hard materials to size.
For instance, that granite worktop in your kitchen may have been cut by a diamond saw, slate slabs are often cut in the same way.
While synthetic diamonds can also be used to polish and drill as well as cut, a whole host of other materials.
Of course, this isn’t a full list of all the things synthetic diamonds can do. They are also used in consumer goods such as speakers, the making of aeroplanes, optical devices, high-temperature applications and so much more!
Did you know that synthetic diamonds were used so much in so many industries, or is it news to you like it was to me?
This is a collaborative post.
I didn’t know diamonds could be used for things like this. Such an interesting post! x
It is amazing isn’t it – I honestly had no idea they were used for so much myself.
There are so many uses for diamonds that I had no idea about! My husband has a diamond knife which is the only knife sharp enough to slice fish scales to the precise measurements needed for being under a microscope!
C x
Oh wow that is absolutely amazing! Crazy all the different things diamonds can be used for.
Wow! I had never heard of syntheic diamonds before, these was a really interesting post, thank you for sharing x
It is so interesting isn’t it! I had no idea about 1/2 the uses before hand.
You’re right, I never would have guessed and it’s great that they’re able to use these synthetic ones which are ethical and not hurting anyone or anything. Mich x
Most definitely I feel much better thinking about synthetic than mined ones to be honest with the way things are done.
Oh wow I didn’t know any of these! very informative
It is amazing isn’t it! Just all the things they can do these days!
Wow, this was really interesting. I never knew they were used in radiotherapy.
It is amazing isn’t it – I had no idea they were used in so many different areas.
Interesting facts but I’d rather have a diamond ring…. Not sure if I’ll ever get one but I can dream ?
Haha I shall keep my fingers crossed you will get one, one day.
My husband told me a bit of history about the diamond. I was amazed that it wasn’t originally used for jewelry.
It is amazing isn’t it! I love finding out all these different things.