Can diamonds actually cut glass? How does that work and why can’t other materials cut it as well?

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Can diamonds actually cut glass? How does that work and why can’t other materials cut it as well?

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Hardness is a property of minerals that tells you how much it resists scratches. Things that have a hardness greater than other things are able to scratch or cut them. Diamond is a 10 on the hardness scale and glass is around 5 so diamonds can cut glass but not the other way around.

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