Diamond distinguishes itself from other engineering materials by an impressive list of excellent properties:
Hardness
Low friction
Low adhesion to other materials
High thermal conductivity
Low thermal expansion coefficient
Wide (optical) transmission band
High refractive index
Chemical inertness
Bio-compatible
Radiation hardness
Electric insulator
Good electronic properties
1 comment:
Thanks for enumerating all the properties. It is convenient to have all of them in a single list.
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