How are diamonds used for making 'dies' for drawing thin wire from metals? Also explain why?

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Diamond is the hardest substance known. Dies is a tool which is used for drawing thin wires from the metals. For drawing thin wires high pressure should be applied on the metals. Diamond if comes under high pressure does not damaged unlike others so, it is used in the dies for this purpose.

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