Given the proper environment, a diamond can cut anything, including another diamond.
Most diamonds larger in carat weight than a single digit are cut in patterns that retain the clarity and maximize the carat weight of the stone. That makes some cuts unique to a single diamond, and therefore, rare.
Yes, a diamond-tipped tool will cut tungsten.
You may be thinking of a mine cut, a cut of diamond favoured in the early 1800s. You can read more about this cut and its place within the history of diamond cuts, below.
A badly cut diamond will be less expensive than a well-cut diamond. Of the four Cs that are used to value diamonds, cut is below clarity and carat weight in the pricing structure.
A round brilliant cut stone weighing five carats measures about 11mm at the girdle. A rose cut diamond has fewer facets than a round brilliant, so this number can only be an estimate.
No. Only another diamond can cut a diamond.
No. Only diamond can cut diamond.
No. Diamond is the hardest mineral known. It can only be cut by another diamond.
Diamond cut only refers to the shape of the links in the chain.
Diamond. Diamond is, for example, polished with diamond powder.
the only thing that can cut a diamond is a diamond
The cutter makes a paste out of crushed diamonds and puts it on the blade he/she is going to cut the diamond with. Since only diamond can cut diamond, this is a useful and clever trick.
Another diamond is the only substance hard enough to cut diamond.
The only thing stronger than diamond is laser, only laser and diamond can cut itself.
As diamond is the hardest natural mineral on earth, theoretically, only diamond can cut a diamond. But, diamonds are also cut by lasers. Diamonds are cut and polished on diamond wheels. They are held against a rotating plate which is made from hardened steel infused with diamond dust.
Only another diamond is hard enough to cut a diamond. Diamonds are the hardest mineral, scoring a 10 on the Mohs scale of hardness.
Nothing. Only other diamonds can cut diamonds.