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Diamond is ultra-hard (higher strength to weight ratio than steel) due to the way the carbon atoms arrange themselves in solid state (i.e. graphite, diamond, amorphous). Diamond is comprised of carbon atoms bonded in the diamond lattice formation, in which every carbon atom is covalently bonded to another, resulting in a very dense atomic configuration. Further, the covalent bond is ultra strong, so diamond being dense and strongly bonded yields a high tensile strength.

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