Diamond Powders
For those customers who have applications involving the use of dry diamond powder, Lapmaster offers three (3) types of diamond: Monocrystalline Synthetic (both resin and metal bond), Polycrystalline Synthetic, and Natural diamond powder.
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Maintaining Lapmaster's high standard of quality, only premium virgin diamond is used for all applications.
Monocrystalline Synthetic
- Produced under high pressure and temperature
- Multifaceted sphere-cuboid shape for strength and efficiency
- Tough Monocrystalline structure with minimal friability
- General purpose applications
- Ivory in color
Natural
- Premium quality natural powder
- Normally less friable than synthetic
- Excellent thermal stability
- Recommended for harder materials, ceramic, various gemstones and glass
- White in color
Polycrystalline Synthetic
- Formed by explosive process-hardest of all diamond
- Fused Polycrystalline structure provides a unique cleavage under pressure
- Excellent surface finishes on very hard materials such as: sapphire, ceramic, ferrite and CVD diamond
- Black in appearance
Due to the varying characteristics and cost of the different types of diamond, Lapmaster will recommend the appropriate diamond type for your application
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