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Asked by dukey to Cindy, Katelin, Kate, Miranda, Yagiz on 16 Mar 2013.
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Keywords: hardest, solid
It used to be diamond, the hardened form of carbon, but it lost that title back about 2005, when man made materials took the top spot.
these two materiaals appaer to be about 60% harder than diamonds
The first, wurtzite boron nitride has a similar structure to diamond, but is made up of different atoms.
The second, the mineral lonsdaleite, or hexagonal diamond is made from carbon atoms just like diamond, but they are arranged in a different shape.
It used to be diamond, the hardened form of carbon, but it lost that title back about 2005, when man made materials took the top spot.
these two materiaals appaer to be about 60% harder than diamonds
The first, wurtzite boron nitride has a similar structure to diamond, but is made up of different atoms.
The second, the mineral lonsdaleite, or hexagonal diamond is made from carbon atoms just like diamond, but they are arranged in a different shape.
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