Diamonds don't wear ... Or should they?

From: Stone World | Date: April 1, 2002| Author: O'Brien, Patrick | Copyright information

Examining the role diamond plays in cutting tools and how an operator can use analytical methods to maximize the use of the diamond cutting tools thereby increasing productivity and maximizing the life of the tool

Diamond is well recognized as the hardest substance known to man. One would think that an operator of a sawing machine could utilize the hardness characteristics of diamond to maximum advantage, i.e. the harder the better. In practice, this is not always true. ...

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