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Yes, diamond is brittle. Although it is extremely hard, diamond can shatter if struck with a heavy blow.
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Is diamond used in armor?
Diamond, although being extremely hard is also brittle so therefore is not used in armor. Most modern armor used today is a composite of several metals and materials and their exact composition is a closely guarded secret.
How do you grind a diamond to dust?
You grind a diamond by using drills or a diamond grinding cup wheel. A diamond grinding cup wheel is a metal-bonded diamond tool with diamond segments welded or cold-pressed on a steel.
Is diamond magnetic?
no a diamond is not magenitic
What is the diamond's streak?
The streak for a diamond is colorless.
What are the release dates for Feelin' Good - 2007 Cookie Brittle and South Western Chicken 1-4?
Feelin' Good - 2007 Cookie Brittle and South Western Chicken 1-4 was released on: USA: 2012
Is it true that solid nonmetals are brittle?
yes they are A2. Phosphorous is not brittle. Graphite (and graphene) would not be considered brittle. And not diamond. But statement 1 is generally true, with exceptions.
Can a train break a real diamond?
Yes. Although diamond is very hard, it is also brittle. Hit a diamond with a hammer, and it WILL scratch the hammer- but the hammer will also shatter the diamond.
Can diamond break obsidian?
Diamond is the hardest substance known to man, so it can break most materials. Obsidian is a type of volcanic glass that is very sharp and brittle. Diamond can break obsidian.
What would happen if you rub a diamond across a piece of glass?
If you were to rub a diamond onto a glass surface, then the glass surface would become very brittle and scratchy.
Is diamond or bedrock harder?
A diamond is technically "harder", but diamonds are brittle; they can be crushed or broken, but it's very difficult to CUT one. The diamond "cutting" process is a combination of fracturing and grinding, not actually "cutting" the diamond. Bedrock is easy to cut, with steel tools.
Is non-metal dull?
Non-metals are dull (or they are not shiny as metals).
How many pounds can shatter a diamond?
Because diamond is the hardest mineral known, this test would necessarily be performed in a lab. A diamond could fracture along a flaw or inclusion, however, when hit with a hammer, because diamond is brittle. If you simply placed weight on top of a diamond, it may never 'shatter'.
What happens when a diamond is hit by a bullet?
Diamond's scratch 'hardness' is the highest amongst naturally formed minerals. The only thing that can scratch it, is itself. However it is not 'tough'. Basically, Diamond is brittle. A blow from a solid object may crack it. If a diamond was struck by a bullet, it might shatter.
What is diamonds brittleness?
A diamond is very brittle and can fracture with a sharp blow that strikes the diamond along one of its lines of fracture.With this in mind, diamond cutters and jewelers cut, polish and set diamonds so that this vulnerability is never presented during ordinary wear.
What is the opposite of hard that starts with the letters 'br'?
brittle
Is neptunium brittle?
Brittleness is a concept applied to solids. Solid nitrogen appears under extremely high pressures and low temperatures. The structure is like diamond, and probably as hard. So probably it is brittle.
What is a diamonds cleavage and fracture?
Fracture is conchoidal, meaning that diamonds are brittle and when they break, the break does not follow any natural plane of separation.
