harder than diamond

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just emailed a company, hopefully they will get back to me on availability of fine graded wurtzite boron nitride (18% harder than diamond)

and maybe one day we can strop our blades with lonsdaleite (theoretically 58% harder than diamond without impurities)

give me what you got, Crucible Steel, I'm waitin' for ya and yer vanadium posse.:D
 
Finally, now I just hope they make it in a bunch of grits.
 
Diamond is plenty hard to cut any steel. Grit size is what matters for polish.
Bill
 
I don't suppose you'd like to share which company might provides these gems (pun intended). Is it in experimental stages? Price point? Always looking for a good stone. Please keep us up to speed.
 
I know that boron nitride has been used for a while on automated machining tools where heat build-up is an issue(as it is a ceramic),but I didn't realise that it was actually harder than diamond....we shall see.
 
There are different forms of boron nitride. Not all of them are harder than diamond. I heard of this stuff when I was in school, but didnt know it was available commercially.
 
hardheart said:
give me what you got, Crucible Steel, I'm waitin' for ya and yer vanadium posse.:D
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Vanadium is yesterday story - Niobium is what make CPM S110V challenge. Wondering if someone manage to whittle hair with it...

Thanks, Vassili.
 
nozh2002 said:
Vanadium is yesterday story - Niobium is what make CPM S110V challenge. Wondering if someone manage to whittle hair with it...

Thanks, Vassili.
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Of course we have, many of us. Not that hard at all. Some of us have already told you so. Remember?
 
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