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Originally Posted by RedDevil
I'm puzzled with the perfectly round claim.
How can a small diamond be even an approximation of a sphere?
It is the strongest crystal structure possible.
It is stronger in some directions than in others; it is bound to have crystalline edges.
To craft those into small near-perfect spheres would be very hard to do.
There is however one structure on a nanoscale that resembles a sphere very well: Fullerene, the 60 carbon atomed buckyball molecule.
Although the Wikipedia article only refers to lubrication as a side note, it is not hard to see how that round and flexible nanostructure could help in reducing friction.
If by chance the microwave process you use to produce the 'nanodiamonds' does really create buckyballs then I can believe it does actually work as a lubricant.
One simple test should reveal whether that is the case or not.
Fullerene in oil has a purple haze.
So, Mr. Arnold, what colour does your oil have? |
I have seen several other manufacturers make this claim. But, it is an impossibility in the light of classic diamond crystal structures. Several other manufacturers make no claim of ball bearing diamonds but stress the Van Der Waals repulsive forces becoming dominant at nano scales. Also, one manufacturing house said the affinity of carbon to various hydrocarbons allows additives to adhere strongly at the nano level and provides lubrication to opposing surfaces. It seems the theory of nano lubrication is still being fleshed out.
I like your Fullerene theory. Very plausible and, if it has an attraction to a layer of nano diamonds embedded to a surface, the roller bearing action might be significant if the Buckey Ball is able to retain it's shape under load.
DiamondLube, if you have a product that is truly unique to the crushed and graded diamonds that are readily available commercially, you will have to make a technical sales pitch that convinces us that this is true. Because I see very little possibility that you have something truly unique. I have the thought of purchasing your gun lube vial ( I have a closet full of guns as it is ) and testing via a rubbing block test. I will compare your gun lube performance with a commercially available nano diamond powder. I find this subject truly fascinating.