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DIAMOND CEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Diamond Industry
DEF

Any of several adhesives used to hold diamonds during bruting, cleaving, sawing, and polishing. (Cements differ according to their use.)

OBS

The recipe varies but it must achieve a firm consistency that will hold the diamond in position in the dop; if the cement is too soft, the heat will cause the diamond to boil out of the dop.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Industrie diamantaire
DEF

Pâte permettant de fixer un diamant sur un dispositif pour le débruter, le cliver, le scier, le tailler ou le polir.

CONT

Le ciment est employé à l'état pâteux. Cette pâte durcit une fois la gemme mise en place; à la fin du travail sur la partie apparente de la gemme, le ciment est à nouveau rendu pâteux par chauffe pour en dégager la gemme.

Spanish

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