Abstract
The relative stiffnesses and strengths of hexagonal diamond and cubic diamond constitute long-standing unresolved issues, because relevant experimental results are lacking. Laser interferometry was used to experimentally determine the longitudinal sound speeds and moduli in hexagonal diamond and cubic diamond formed during the shock compression of graphite. The hexagonal diamond longitudinal moduli are significantly larger than the cubic diamond longitudinal moduli, and even exceed averaged cubic diamond single crystal values. The measured hexagonal diamond longitudinal moduli, combined with high-pressure bulk moduli for cubic diamond single crystals, show that shock-formed hexagonal diamond shear moduli are larger than the shear moduli for cubic diamond single crystals.
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