What stone is harder than a diamond

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(PhysOrg.com) Currently, diamond is regarded to be the hardest known material in the world. But by considering large compressive pressures under indenters, scientists have calculated that a material called wurtzite boron nitride (w-BN) has a greater indentation strength than diamond.

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Updated: 2019/10/21

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