COMBINING MOST OF THE BENEFITS OF BOTH NATURAL SINGLE CRYSTAL DIAMOND AND DEPOSITED DIAMOND PARTICLE LAYERS, PCD HAS IDENTIFIED ITSELF AS AN EQUALLY SUPERIOR WEAR PART MATERIAL. PRACTICAL EXAMPLES DEMONSTRATE THAT IT IS PREDOMINANTLY THE PROPERTIES OF HARDNESS AND WEAR RESISTANCE WHICH RESULT IN THE ENHANCED LIFE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH COMPONENTS. IN SPECIAL CASES, HOWEVER, THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE CAN BE EQUALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS. MOST OF THE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS PRESENTED IN THIS PAPER REFER TO PCD WEAR PARTS IN SOLID-SOLID CONTACT SITUATIONS, FOR EXAMPLE IN MEASURING EQUIPMENT AND MACHINE TOOLS, BUT PCD ALSO IS SEEN TO HAVE ADVANTAGES IN HIGH-PRESSURE VALVE TECHNOLOGY.
| Number of Pages : | 20 |
| Published : | 06/01/1991 |
