Radiation toughening of diamonds
US4184079A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 26, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 15, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S148/128
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A diamond is toughened by bombarding it at elevated temperature with ions such as protons which form a dislocation network in it, inhibiting microcleavage.
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