CVD Diamonds

The History of CVD Diamonds

Do you know when the first commercially available Man-Made Diamond was produced? The first of the man-made Diamonds, also known as Synthetic Diamond or CVD Diamond, was made in 1956 by General Electric with the High Pressure, High Temperature (HPHT) process. The HPHT process growth imitates a Natural Diamond formation, but with carefully selected input materials to catalyze crystal growth. Today, there are billions of carats of Diamonds produced every year by the HPHT process, and mostly for industrial applications. This process of lab-grown diamonds only took place in the 21st century and is really the next generation answer to diamonds, responsibly.