Asha� is the
only
diamond simulant in the world that employs a patent
pending form of "Amorphous Diamond" which is man-made
and
"composed of a multitude of tiny diamond crystals all
aligned together*".
These microscopic diamond
crystals are blasted into the Asha� crystal
through
the Amorphous Diamond Treatment (ADT)
process to give Asha� an upper layer
that is both simulant and man-made diamond crystal.
To better describe how
the hybrid
stone is completed, we have begun calling it "Diamond
Infused",
as atomic force microscope analysis shows that the
microscopic diamond
crystals literally penetrate into the
upper layers of the Asha� crystal, to
form a new hybrid
diamond simulant.
Amorphous
Diamond Treatment Before-and-After
Comparison:
Below are photos of a "test
coupon" that is basically a
thin wafer of stainless
steel. These are placed in the
coating chamber during a run for
quality
verification purposes after the
coating process is completed. This
particular coupon
was coated using a trial formula for
the H color Asha�
(this formula was rejected
because it has too much
yellow). We kept the test
coupon, however, to
illustrate the difference the
amorphous diamond treatment can make
optically.
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left
is untreated coupon (stainless
steel), right is treated.
A light source is being
shined above, and you can see
the reflectivity
difference.
The treated coupon has a
mirror like finish
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Above:
A pink sapphire held over the
uncoated steel coupon
Below: The same pink
sapphire held over the coated
steel
coupon demonstrates the
obvious difference in light
handling.
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*Barnard,
Amanda (2000). The Diamond
Formula: Diamond synthesis: A
Gemological perspective.
Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann |
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