synthetic diamond
Factory-made carbon crystal
A synthetic diamond is a diamond produced in a laboratory rather than mined from the earth.
Chemically and structurally identical to natural diamonds, synthetics are created through high-pressure processes or chemical vapor deposition.
They're used industrially for cutting and grinding, and increasingly in jewelry: She chose a synthetic diamond for the engagement ring.
- cutting toolsImplements for severing materials
- hardnessResistance to penetration
- scratch resistantWon't show wear marks
- jewelryOrnamental personal accessories
- engagement ringPre-wedding commitment jewelry
cost efficiency · allotropes · ethical sourcing · heat sinks · crystallography · semiconductors · high pressure · impurities · laser cutting · seed crystals · sustainability · annealing · inclusions · molecular structure · carat · vacuum chambers · simulant · gemstone
- manmadebuilding, road, highway, bridge, canal
- faux materialsfaux leather, faux fur, faux marble, faux wood, faux stone
- gemstonesruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl, opal
- hard materialstungsten carbide, corundum, steel, titanium, tungsten
- synthetic gemscubic zirconia, simulant
- Synthetic Materialsnylon, polyester, acrylic, polymer, plastic
synthetic diamondcubic zirconia
Lab-made diamond simulant
moissanite · rhinestone · crystal · glass · paste
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