spark_55 asked:
When I say ‘man-made’, I am not talking about cubic zirconia, I am talking about the ones synthetically made. I am trying to make diamonds in chemistry, but would those diamonds be 10 on the Mohs scale? Please help!!
When I say ‘man-made’, I am not talking about cubic zirconia, I am talking about the ones synthetically made. I am trying to make diamonds in chemistry, but would those diamonds be 10 on the Mohs scale? Please help!!
Tags: Chemistry, Cubic Zirconia, Man Made Diamonds
June 4th, 2010 at 8:31 am
I don’t think they are. I think they range at around 9.2.
I could be wrong though, but I think that is what I have read.
June 6th, 2010 at 11:39 am
Diamond is one of several structures for carbon (the others include graphite, buckyballs, and buckytubes - see the link).
A man-made diamond will be 10 on the Mohs scale.
June 8th, 2010 at 9:08 am
If the diamond is a synthetic diamond made in a lab, it will have a hardness of 10 on the Mohs scale. Synthetic diamonds are created under similar heat and pressure to mimick the same environment as mother nature. Therefore the crystal structure and lattice should bond and form in a similar way as it would in mother nature. Giving it the same hardness. In regards to the 9.2 that is probably moissanite which the chemical structure is different from synthetic diamonds which is C.