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What is industrial diamond?

The only difference between an industrial diamond and any other is that it is of a lower quality. If a diamond is of impeccable quality, beautiful, without a single speck, color, then, of course, it will be used in jewelry, where a higher price will be given for it.

It may come as a surprise that something as valuable as a diamond is used in industry at all, but the diamond is called the "King of Industry"!

The Greeks called the diamond "adamas", which means "invincible". A diamond is truly invincible as nothing in the world can cut it apart - except another diamond! Therefore, three-quarters of all mined diamonds do not go to jewelers at all. They are used in industry. And they are used because of their extreme hardness.

For example, about 20 percent of diamonds go to rig heads that are used to drill into rock. Diamonds are ground into a powder and this diamond powder is used for grinding wheels on which diamonds are processed. Some diamonds are used in metalworking. Without diamonds, some of the most important industries would not be able to operate.

Author: Likum A.

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