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Cutting Tools
Diamonds don't wear down or break down with usage, and are therefore used as blades, grinders and cutting tools for their durability. Diamond dust is a common abrasive material for grinding and sanding, as well as metal polishing.
Types of Tools
The diamond has the ability to cut and grind with precision, as is needed with tools used on surfaces such as tooth enamel in dentistry or bone in the medical industry. Diamonds are used as the tip of the tool that creates the grooves in a record in the music industry, and the needle to play one at home.
Features
Diamonds are capable of cutting metal into strips thinner than human hair, and are used to make certain medical quality surgical blades. Diamonds are capable of cutting through almost any other mineral or element.
Tools
The diamond is used in many grinding tools and abrasive materials such as sanders and drill bits, and as an abrasive dust on commercial sanding and grinding equipment.
Benefits
Because of the diamond's ultra-smooth surface, the diamond is capable of withstanding surface movement while preventing the build up of friction, and therefore produces little to no heat from continuous movement. This makes it possible to use diamonds as bearings or other machinery parts subject to constant moving contact, without the need for lubrication or coolants.