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Why don't law enforcement officials wear vests made of a material stronger than kevlar such as diamond?
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∙ 12y ago
Because one diamond vest would cost hundreds of billions of dollars to make. A diamond the size of the size of your thumb can be worth over a million dollars.
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Is diamond stronger or obsidian?
Diamond is the hardest natural mineral known.
Is diamond stronger than kevlar?
Yes, diamond is the hardest known mineral.
Is diamond a magnetic material?
No.
Are diamonds really stronger than glass?
Diamond is harder than glass. anonymous@oola.com
What happens when you scratch a diamond in a mirror?
It would leave a scratch because a diamond is harder than glass; diamond being the hardest material on the Moh's Scale of hardness.
Is aquamarine stronger than diamond?
no! of course not! diamond is the strongest material in the world. how do we cut diamond's? The only this strong enough is a diamond blade.
Is a diamond stronger than steel?
Yes. Actually... a diamond is NOT 'stronger' than steel. A diamond is 'harder' than steel, but it is not stronger.
What is harder than dimond?
Currently, diamond is regarded to be the hardest known material in the world. But by considering large compressive pressures under indenters, scientists have calculated that a material called wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) has a greater indentation strength than diamond. The scientists also calculated that another material, lonsdaleite (also called hexagonal diamond, since it's made of carbon and is similar to diamond), is even stronger than w-BN and 58 percent stronger than diamond, setting a new record.
What is stronger out of diamond or iron?
diamond
Hardest material on earth?
The hardest material in the world is Wurtzite, it is very much same as that of a diamond but is more complex than diamond and thus makes it stronger than diamond. Wurtzite boron nitride becomes 80% stronger after the re-orientation process, and this makes it the hardest substance found on earth.
What is the world's strongest material?
Diamond! is the common answer Graphene is the real answer and it's 200 times stronger than steel
What is more stronger diamond or titanuim?
Diamond.
What is stronger than diamond?
The only thing stronger than diamond is laser, only laser and diamond can cut itself.
Is diamond stronger than emerald?
No, diamond is stronger than emerald. Rank of hardness Emerald: 8 Diamond: 10
Which has a stronger covalent bond carbon diamond or silicon?
Carbon (diamond) is much harder and stronger
Is diamond stronger than gold?
both have the same consistancy but if you look at the cenebral cortex the diamond is stronger but if you look at the color gold is stronger Diamond is the hardest element on earth.
Is Amazonite stronger than diamond?
amazonite is a greenish feldspar its green from copper impurities diamond is pure carbon 10 on the mohs scale hardest, toughest,strongest natural material known.
