Natural diamonds are expensive and do not retain their value, more and more young people are reluctant to play with it, and instead choose lab-grown diamonds or Moissanite, many people may mistakenly think that lab-grown diamonds are Moissan, Moissans is lab-grown diamonds, the two are not the same substance, be sure to distinguish it!
4 differences between lab-grown diamonds and moissanite.
1. Ingredient differentiation
Although lab-grown diamonds and moissanite are both synthetic, the composition of lab-grown diamonds is carbon, the composition of moissanite is silicon carbide, lab-grown diamonds are synthetic real diamonds, and moissanite is a synthetic diamond substitute, so don't mix them up!
2. Differences in physical properties
Because the composition of the two is different, the physical properties of the two will also be different, for example, the hardness of lab-grown diamonds is 10, and the hardness of moissanite is 925. The refractive index of lab-grown diamonds is 242, the refractive index of moissanite is 265
Therefore, there is no difference between natural diamonds and lab-grown diamonds with the naked eye, and professionals cannot distinguish them with the naked eye, and they need to be distinguished with the help of professional instruments. Moissanite is silica carbide, which is birefringent, and has ghosting, which is not transparent enough, so the wearing effect is not as good as that of lab-grown diamonds, and low-quality moissanite is easy to fake at a glance with the naked eye.
3. Difference between certificates
Lab-grown diamonds are currently recognized by relevant institutions and endorsed by authoritative certificates, such as GIA, IGI, NGTC, etc.
There is no authoritative grading standard for moissanite, and the common gra, icic and other certificates are pheasant certificates, and you can't buy moissanite by certificates.
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4. Differences
After many rounds of involution, the ** of the cultivated diamond has been stabilized, generally about 2k for 50 points, and about 3k for 1 carat, which can be said to be one-tenth of that of natural diamonds.
The ** of Moissanite is more close to the people, and the high-quality one carat is hundreds of pieces, with 18k rings, and the whole is up and down 2k.
Both can easily allow everyone to achieve carat freedom, as for the choice of lab-grown diamonds or moissanite, it depends on our budget, if we achieve value for money or value for money within the budget, it is worth it.
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