Diamond Wire for Silicon Cutting
Diamond wire is a shortened term for diamond-coated wire, also sometimes referred to as diamond wire or diamond cutting wire. In industry, numerous materials are processed using cutting wires—for instance, multicrystalline silicon wafers in the photovoltaic sector. The material composition of the cutting wire is crucial. Currently, ultra-fine steel wires with a diameter of approximately 100 micrometers are the mainstream choice for silicon wafer slicing in photovoltaics.
As the name suggests, diamond wire is directly related to diamond. Generally, it is manufactured by embedding microscopic diamond particles onto a wire substrate, forming a diamond-coated cutting wire. Diamond is renowned for its extreme hardness and broad utility as a cutting material. By incorporating micro-diamond teeth, diamond wire significantly enhances the cutting performance of steel wires, enabling dramatically increased cutting speeds. For the solar silicon material processing…