Although simulants share some similarities in appearance to a diamond they are generally readily identifiable as stand ins.
Best diamond simulant 2019.
Moissanite is an alternative to cz and is both durable and low cost.
Unlike cz and moissanite the diamond hybrid is infused with an outer layer of lab created diamond to improve beauty and durability almost twice as hard as a cz and achieve the best.
Since the question implies you re looking for one the best gem as the answer my personal opinion is that moissanite is the best lab created simulant excluding lab grown diamonds themselves which are not a simulant but actual diamonds.
It is made of silicon carbide and is almost as hard as real diamond moissanite s hardness is 9 5 on the mohs scale whereas diamond s is 10.
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The diamond hybrid is also a diamond simulant but we refer to it as a hybrid as it is a blend of both simulant and lab created diamond technologies.
Given below are the properties of natural diamonds followed by those of the varieties of simulated diamonds.
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The market for the best lab created diamonds is broadening every year.
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The economics of the lab grown diamond industry.
Consulting company bain says production of lab diamonds is up by 15 to 20 a year according to reports still lab grown diamonds only have roughly 2 of total market share.
Synthetic diamonds however are diamonds they are chemically visually and physically identical to the diamonds everyone knows but for the fact.
Moissanite is one of the best faux diamonds that exist.
The most well known option is cubic zirconia or cz which is a crystal form of zirconium oxide.
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They generally sell for very low cost.
To be able to understand which simulated diamond is best suited for you it is essential that you compare it with the properties of a real diamond.
Diamond simulants which include cubic zirconia or cz moissanite and yag may look like a diamond but have nothing in common with a diamond chemically.