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Polished diamond surfaces have unusual properties because polishing of the brittle material generally proceeds by mechanical chipping.
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WILKS, J. Experiments on Polishing of Diamond. Nature 243, 15–18 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/243015a0
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