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Do diamonds cut glasses?
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Do diamonds cut glasses?
The question whether diamond can cut glasses has for long been a controversial
one – though the dominant opinion is diamond can cut.
Scientifically speaking,
diamond is more than 160 times harder than glass...
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Do diamonds cut glasses?
The question whether diamond can cut glasses has for long been a controversial
one – though the dominant opinion is diamond can cut.
Scientifically speaking,
diamond is more than 160 times harder than glass and diamonds are the
hardest substance known to man and as such, diamonds can cut many relatively
softer materials including glass.
Diamonds enjoy a ranking a maximum 10 on the Mohs scale (the scale
generally used for measuring hardness of materials).
Since this makes diamonds
harder than glass as glass ranks only six or seven on the Mohs scale, it is possible
for diamonds to cut glass.
If a diamond is applied to glass and dragged down on
the surface firmly with adequate pressure, it will normally scratch or leave a cut
in the glass.
If you are imagining, like you see in cartoons that you can use a diamond to cut
a piece of glass – then the answer is a resounding ‘No’.
This is not possible and
you can use a diamond only to scratch the surface of a piec
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