Artificial polycrystalline diamond has a wide range of applications in various fields, mainly including the following aspects:
Petroleum and geological drill bits: Polycrystalline diamond has high wear resistance and impact toughness, and is widely used in the manufacturing of petroleum and geological drill bits, which can significantly improve the durability and work efficiency of drill bits.
Machining tools: Polycrystalline diamond, due to its excellent physical and chemical properties, is commonly used in manufacturing machining tools such as cutting tools and grinding tools, suitable for processing various materials.
Gemstone processing: Polycrystalline diamond also has important applications in gemstone processing, as its high hardness and wear resistance make gemstone processing more precise and efficient.
Precision grinding and polishing: Polycrystalline diamond is widely used as a precision abrasive for ultra precision grinding and polishing of sapphire, magnetic heads, hard drives, hard glass, and crystals, such as thinning LED sapphire.
Coating additives: Polycrystalline diamond is used as an additive in the coating process of metal molds, tools, and components, which can significantly improve surface wear resistance and hardness, and extend service life.
High frequency and high-power surface acoustic wave devices: Polycrystalline diamond has high elastic modulus, low density, and high strength, making it suitable for making high-frequency and high-power surface acoustic wave devices and high fidelity acoustic devices.
Medical industry: Polycrystalline diamond is also used to make medical devices such as prosthetic joints and heart valves due to its high hardness and wear resistance, and has good biocompatibility.
These application areas demonstrate the wide range of uses of polycrystalline diamond in various fields such as industry and healthcare, and its unique physical and chemical properties make it an ideal material for many applications.