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Properties and Applications of Diamond

  • 1st Edition - March 22, 1994
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Eileen Wilks, John Wilks
  • Language: English

Properties and Applications of Diamond provides a unique consolidation of all useful information, as well as a comprehensive survey of literature. No other book covers this topical… Read more

Description

Properties and Applications of Diamond provides a unique consolidation of all useful information, as well as a comprehensive survey of literature. No other book covers this topical field with such breadth and clarity, making it both a fundamentalintroduction and an invaluable on-going reference. '..very readable and has value for both the expert and the newcomer' - INDUSTRIAL DIAMOND REVIEW 'An excellent source of information for any researcher, student or industrial user' - CHOICE '..lucidlywritten, effectively illustrated..carefully referenced and logically presented' - AUSTRALIAN GEMMOLOGIST 'It is unique amongst other books of this type' - MATERIALS FORUM

Readership

Engineers working with diamond, professionals working in the field of diamond, students, libraries

Table of contents

Diamonds today; The Structure of Diamond; Impurities in diamond; Optical absorption and colour; Luminescence; The morphology of diamond; Geometric defects in the diamond lattice; Mechanical properties; Strength and fracture; Plastic deformationof diamond; Polishing and shaping diamond; Mechanical differences between diamonds; Friction; Polycrystaline diamond (PCD); Applications and Wear of Diamond; Wear and surface characteristics; Turning, boring and milling; Grinding; Sawing and drilling;Micellaneous applications; Appendix 1 Some numerical values; Appendix 2 Units and conversion factors.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 1, 1994
  • Language: English

About the authors

EW

Eileen Wilks

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly Research Officer, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford

JW

John Wilks

Affiliations and expertise
Formerly lecturer, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford