Polycrystalline Diamond

Polycrystalline Diamond (PCD)

Polycrystalline Diamond is created by high temperature-high pressure sintering of diamond grains. PCD is bonded to a Tungsten Carbide substrate for support. This material has the intrinsic hardness of diamond and is uniform in strength due to a lack of cleavage planes that can cause fracture in single crystal diamonds.

Key Properties

• Extremely high resistance to wear
• High thermal conductivity

Typical Applications

• Cutting tools for graphite and composite materials
• Cutting tools for non-ferrous metals
• Wear parts