Diamond Drilling Simulator
Optimize your drilling parameters for maximum bit life and performance
Select Bit Type
Purple Stage 1
Brand: Longyear
Hardness: Soft
Mohs Range: 1-4.5
Green Stage 2
Brand: Longyear
Hardness: Medium-Soft
Mohs Range: 3-6
Yellow Stage 3
Brand: Longyear
Hardness: Medium
Mohs Range: 4-7
Blue Stage 4
Brand: Longyear
Hardness: Medium-Hard
Mohs Range: 5-8
Red Express
Brand: Longyear
Hardness: Hard
Mohs Range: 7.5-9
HERO AO
Brand: Fordia
Hardness: Soft
Mohs Range: 1-4
HERO BO
Brand: Fordia
Hardness: Medium
Mohs Range: 4-6
HERO NO
Brand: Fordia
Hardness: Hard
Mohs Range: 6-8
Bit Size
Select Rock Type
Talc
Very soft, easily scratched with fingernail, greasy feel
Gypsum
Soft, can be scratched with fingernail, forms crystals
Calcite
Medium-soft, can be scratched with copper coin, reacts with acid
Fluorite
Medium hardness, can be scratched with knife, often colorful
Apatite
Medium hardness, can be scratched with knife with difficulty
Orthoclase
Hard, can scratch glass with difficulty, common in granite
Quartz
Very hard, easily scratches glass, common in many rock types
Topaz
Very hard, scratches quartz, forms prismatic crystals
Corundum
Extremely hard, scratches almost all other minerals
Diamond
Hardest natural material, scratches all other minerals
Sandstone
Medium-hard, abrasive, granular texture
Limestone
Medium-soft, reacts with acid, often contains fossils
Granite
Hard, crystalline, composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica
Basalt
Hard, dark-colored, fine-grained
Marble
Medium hardness, takes polish well, often used in sculpture
Drilling Parameters
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Simulation Results
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