Closely attuned to the demands of emerging industries, the “industrial teeth” are honed to forge extraordinary strength.


Release time:

2025-12-11

Beyond the consumer sector, diamonds are also hailed as the "teeth of industry" and are widely used in industrial applications such as cutting, grinding, and drilling. Driven by continuous technological breakthroughs, diamonds are undergoing an upgrade from low-end processing to high-end manufacturing, opening up new growth potential in fields like photovoltaics and semiconductors.

Beyond the consumer sector, diamonds are also known as the “teeth of industry” and are widely used in industrial applications such as cutting, grinding, and drilling. Driven by continuous technological breakthroughs, diamonds are undergoing an upgrade from low-end processing to high-end manufacturing, opening up new growth potential in fields like photovoltaics and semiconductors.

In this synthetic production workshop for “industrial-grade diamonds” in Fangcheng, Henan Province, raw materials are synthesized under high temperature and high pressure, then undergo purification, sorting, and testing processes. As a result, micron-sized single-crystal diamond products are precisely formed—these are top-tier tools used for cutting photovoltaic silicon wafers and processing architectural stone materials.

The factory’s head told reporters that currently, China’s superhard material tools—primarily based on synthetic diamond—have reached internationally advanced levels in terms of processing efficiency, cutting precision, and service life. Various types of superhard abrasives, grinding wheels, and cutting discs can be used for precision machining in fields such as aerospace and electronic information. In 2024, the total industrial output value of China’s superhard materials and products was approximately 100 billion yuan.

Superior thermophotovoltaic properties of synthetic diamond empower cutting-edge industries.

In addition to its high hardness, diamond is also one of the materials with the best thermal conductivity. Its thermal conductivity is about five times that of copper and about eight times that of aluminum. Currently, many synthetic diamond manufacturers in China are proactively positioning themselves to meet the functional demands of cutting-edge, high-end applications.

The reporter learned that thermal management materials represent one of the latest emerging applications in the diamond industry and can be widely used in cutting-edge sectors such as computing power and big data.

R&D personnel told reporters that when the impurity content in a diamond crystal drops below a certain level, you obtain an optical window made of diamond that is nearly transparent. This optical component, which boasts both exceptional thermal conductivity and high light transmittance, is an ideal material for extreme conditions in some cutting-edge fields.

Industry insiders say the market potential for substituting related materials could reach tens of billions of yuan.

In the future, if synthetic purity can be further improved, synthetic diamond will unlock tremendous market potential as a semiconductor substrate material.

 

 

 

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