Moissanite vs. lab-grown diamonds

Lab-grown diamonds and moissanite have long been hot topics of discussion in the jewelry industry, and with the emergence of these two, many friends have fallen into the tangle of whether natural diamonds are worth buying. Xiaobian today to explain the difference between lab-grown diamonds and moissanite, the comparison between moissanite and diamonds has been prepared, if you are interested, let’s learn it together.

1. The difference between lab-grown diamonds and moissanite
   There are several main differences between lab-grown diamonds and moissanite.
2. The composition is different
   Lab-grown diamonds are elemental crystals made up of the element carbon; The main component of moissanite is silicon carbide.
3. Different cultivation methods
   Lab-grown diamonds are artificially manufactured in a high-temperature and high-pressure environment in nature, and their composition and structure are the same as those of natural diamonds, which are laboratory diamonds.

Moissanite does not require complicated techniques and can be cultivated in a few days, but it is not a diamond, it is an imitation diamond.

3. The fire is different
   Moissanite has 2.5 times the fire of diamond, and in the light, moissanite will look even more dazzling than lab-grown diamonds.
4. The ghosting is different
   Lab-grown diamonds do not have ghosting, and moissanite has birefringence.
5. The hardness is different
   The hardness of moissanite is 9.25 and that of lab-grown diamonds is 10. Lab-grown diamonds will be a bit harder than moissanite.
6. The value is different
   Lab-grown diamonds are mostly used in industrial fields, such as cutting tools, etc., and the other part is used to replace natural diamonds as jewelry settings, and the price is 1/3 of natural diamonds.

Moissanite has been used in electronic fields for many years, such as light-emitting diode materials, but with the continuous improvement of people’s technology to synthesize moissanite, moissanite later entered the jewelry field, and the price is only 1/100th of that of natural diamonds.

2. Comparison of moissanite and diamond

The comparison chart of moissanite and diamond is as follows:

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