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Will fake diamond cut glass?
Your answer depends on the composition of the 'fake diamond' and the composition of glass. Each mineral has a rating on the Mohs Scale of hardness. The harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.
Are diamonds an example of hardness?
Diamonds are listed on the Mohs Scale of hardness, and occupy the hardest rating at 10.
What scales are used to define the hardness of PVC?
Janka wood hardness scale - The Janka rating is a measure of the amount of force it takes to push a .444" diameter steel ball half way into a piece of wood. The speed of growth of a tree can effect the Janka rating.
Are diamonds more fragile then glass?
No. Diamond is the hardest natural mineral on earth, rated as 10 on the Mohs Scale of hardness, where 10 is the hardest. Glass, which is silicate, rates 6 or 7 on Mohs, depending on its composition.
What property of diamond lets them cut through glass?
Diamond is the hardest mineral known, on the 1-10 Mohs scale of mineral hardness, diamond is rated as 10.
Which mineral has a hardness nearest to that of glass?
Glass has a hardness of 5.5 Minerals with hardness nearest to that of glass include apatite, which is slightly softer than glass with a hardness of 5.0, and orthoclase, which is slightly harder than glass with a hardness of 6.0.
What is scienctific reason that diamond can cut glass?
On the scale of hardness, the Mohs scale, diamond is the hardest substance and is rated at 10, the highest rating for hardness. Window glass is rated at 5.5, softer than diamond. Read more about the Mohs Scale, below.
Will fake diamond cut glass?
Your answer depends on the composition of the 'fake diamond' and the composition of glass. Each mineral has a rating on the Mohs Scale of hardness. The harder mineral will scratch the softer mineral.
How hard is rubidium?
Rubidium has a hardness of 0.3 on Moh's hardness scale. For comparison, diamond has a rating of 10.0 and copper has a rating of 3.0.
What hardness does a mineral have if it is scratched by glass but scratches an iron nail?
It would have to be 5.0 because glass has a hardness of 5.5 and an iron nail has the hardness of 4.5
What hardness does a mineral have if it scratched by glass but scratched an iron nail?
It would have to be 5.0 because glass has a hardness of 5.5 and an iron nail has the hardness of 4.5
What is snakewood's rating on the janka hardness scale?
http://surfpick.com/hardness/ This has all the answers
What hardness does a mineral have if it does not scratch glass but scratches an iron nail?
The hardness of glass is around 6, and the hardness of iron is about 5. So your mineral is probably around a 5.5.
Does the mineral serpentine scratch glass?
No. The hardness of serpentine is 3-4.5, whereas a hardness of at least 7 is needed to scratch glass.
How much harder is diamond than a glass?
On the Mohs Scale of hardness, diamond rates as 10, which is the hardest. Its hardness relative to glass depends on the chemical composition of the glass.
How hard is glass on the Mohs hardness scale?
Glass is about 6-6.5
What metal has the greatest rockwell hardness rating?
EN 31 having a more hardness than othres
