Okay, I have looked all ovcer the net and it says diamonds are stronger, but why? I mean, why is diamonds used for the top equiptment rather than steel?
diamonds are not so much 'stronger' but they are harder than steel. they are harder because of the symmetry of their crystalline structure. Steel can be made harder by helping it's crystalline structure become more symmetrical, but it's not going to have the perfect structure that diamonds do....it's just impossible due to the chemistry of steel. Many industrial drill bits or abrasives use tiny diamonds for the cutting edge, because they are harder and therefore can withstand more abuse before eroding away. coring bedrock is one common application. However, diamonds do have their weaknesses, and by the right person they can be cut along planes with relative ease. diamonds are not malleable or ductile, so making equipment out of them is just not in the cards, not to mention how much money it would cost to do so....and you can't weld diamonds together to make a long piece of diamond, what you get out of the earth is what you get....or they can make diamonds, but still, we can't create diamonds that are multiple feet long!!
Because diamonds are denser but a lot more brittle they would break if used the same as most steel also they are vary rare so useing them in mass production would be redecliously expencive.
