Do Diamonds scratch glass

Answer 1

I have heard of this happening when a diamond has a flaw in it. A jeweler will be able to let you know about diamond flaws.

Yes - A diamond can chip or fracture irrespective of flaws. While diamonds are quite hard (scratch resistant), they all have 'fracture planes' as a result of how the carbon atoms are ordered, and thus their toughness (resistance to fracture or chipping) is good but not great. You can smash a diamond with a hammer for example. I know several diamond cutters who do the bulk of their work recutting chipped diamonds, so it happens far more often than people would think.

Answer 2

Diamonds are one of the hardest things known to man. So as to which one between a diamond or a ruby being breakable, it would be a ruby. Diamonds are breakable and were originally faceted along cleavage planes with hand tools. The mineral diamond is rated as the hardest mineral on the Mohs Scale of mineral hardness. Ruby (corundum) is rated as the next hardest. The Mohs rating is a relative scale that measures the ability of one mineral to scratch another mineral.

Answer 3

Diamonds are prone to fracture along weaknesses in their crystalline structure called cleavage planes. Their reputation for hardness as measured by the Mohs hardness scale for minerals is derived from their ability to scratch, but no be scratched by, all other mineral crystals.

Answer 4

Yes. If you think you have a diamond do not think to test it by crushing. Diamond has planes of weakness in it's creation that allows it to shatter when a strong force is applied. For example: In Russia a very large diamond was found but the finder decided to test it by hitting it with a sledge hammer. The diamond then shattered and its worth was cut big time.

Answer 5

Diamonds are crushed via a hydraulic impactor, where the space between the hammer and impact plate is adjusted to create the desired size of diamond granules. Although diamond crystals are among the hardest substances known (in their ability to scratch or abrade other materials), they are easily fractured into smaller pieces.

Answer 6

A diamond can break if it is cut by another diamond, or exposed to extreme heat. It can also chip or scratch. It is extremely hard, but not unbreakable!

Answer 7

Yes, diamonds can in fact be crushed. However, they are not usually in small particle form when crushed. They are crushed using specialized hand cutters.

Answer 8

Yes, diamonds have a toughness of 10.0 and glass has a toughness of 5.5. :D

Answer 9

No, it will not. Diamonds are very hard.

Answer 10

no it can't