DIAMOND GRINDING DEVICE AND DIAMOND GRINDING METHOD

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a diamond grinding device and method little in dependency of grinding direction to the crystal orientation of diamond and having a grinding speed higher than that of the conventional diamond grinding devices.;SOLUTION: A diamond grinding device is provided with a rotating grinding plate 40 and a retention mechanism. The retention mechanism retains the diamond being an object to be ground and the grinding face 41 of the grinding plate 40 in a state contacting each other. In the grinding face 41 of the grinding plate 40, the material of at least the sliding face contacting with the diamond is a glass, and the softening point of the glass is 720°C or higher but 830°C or below.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT