Can you make a diamond weapon?

To make a diamond sword, place 2 diamonds and 1 stick in the 3×3 crafting grid. When making a diamond sword, it is important that the diamonds and the stick are placed in the exact pattern as the image below. There should be 1 diamond placed in the middle box in the first row.

Is diamond armor possible?

YES. In fact, armour materials are usually composed of a brittle ceramic plus a tough back material to retain the broken pieces of the ceramic and the shattered projectile. The impact absorption is not related to hardness, but to the energy absorbed until fracture.

Do real diamonds crack?

Diamonds do not crack. Diamonds will not crack a little. Often a client will see an inclusion in a diamond and think it is a crack -rest assured these are just inclusions. Inclusions in diamonds don’t usually lead to a diamond chipping.

Can a sword be made of tungsten?

Any sword made of tungsten (more specifically tungsten carbide) would not have much advantage over a traditional iron or steel sword.

How sharp is a diamond sword?

Diamonds can be very sharp. Diamond blades are still used for precise eye surgery and cutting thin sections of flesh. So the sword would be very good at cutting. However, although diamonds are the hardest things on Earth, they are also brittle.

How do you cut a diamond sword?

In fact, diamonds themselves are cut by first carving a groove and then placing a steel blade into the groove, which is then struck on the back with a hammer. The same thing would happen to a diamond sword if its edge were so thin that it could easily be grooved by another blade or edge.

Is a diamond sword good for anything?

It will be very good at slicing soft materials, but a sword made of steel with a really good edge would also be good at at that. The diamond sword will be much more likely to chip or shatter if you hit something hard. Diamonds are the hardest material, but they can still crack.

What is the best material for a sword?

Steel is best for swords because they need to flex a bit to absorb the shock imparted when you hit something with it. Diamond would actually be pretty rotten at this. The octahedral crystals that form a diamond make them too rigid and firm for use as a sword.