Matching Tungsten
Purchasing Tungsten Carbide Wedding Bands
One of the most important decisions if you decide to marry is will be about your ring. In the last few decades, platinum, silver, white gold and gold have been used in wedding bands. But at this time the selection of metals is broader reflecting the change in our lifestyle and tastes.
Tungsten carbide wedding bands are one of the new metal from which jewelry designers have begun to craft wedding band rings, offers a variety of designs and styles that match every budget and taste. Tungsten carbide is a very hard and dense metal, with the highest melting point of all metals 6,100 degrees Fahrenheit.
Course, tungsten is vulnerable to scratches and damage such as other metal, then the advantage of very hard by the combination with carbon alloy, the transformation to the tungsten carbide, with the violence between 8.5 and 9.5 on the Mohs scale of violence.
The strength of tungsten carbide wedding bands have made it widely used for decades in industrial applications – it is four times harder than titanium, twice as hard as steel and almost impossible to scratch. Metal produced can be designed into wedding band that are both visually stunning to please the eye and durable enough to withstand everyday use.
These rings can only be damaged through extreme measures, like abrasion from diamonds or being hit with a hammer. Just make sure you ask your jeweler which metal is used in the process of finishing or binding. A lot of manufacturers of tungsten carbide wedding bands use cobalt as a binder, mostly because it is cheaper to produce.
The problem with cobalt is that it bonds with the oil in the skin and leeches out of the ring so that the oxidation. The oxidation appears similar to tarnished sliver, but cannot be removed by grinding or polishing. A better choice is nickel-binder tungsten carbide which is chemically inert, will not oxidize and because it is hypoallergenic, there is no danger of irritation to the skin.
Be careful about dealing with a jeweler who does not specify that their tungsten carbide wedding bands are made with the nickel binder alloy. A lot of jewelry stores do not know which alloy they are selling and if they do not know it is most likely cobalt alloy or pure tungsten, which lacks the hardness of tungsten carbide and are easily scratched.
Because of tungsten carbide extreme hard, wedding bands made of metal can not be sized like silver, gold or platinum rings. When you’re ready to buy, make sure you take extra care in determining the appropriate size. In the case to engraving a tungsten carbide ring, it is possible, but the results will be very faint and difficult to read.
Finally, because of your tungsten carbide wedding bands is not indestructible, it makes sense to get insurance, particularly against damage. Under normal usage there should be little or no wear on the Polish and textures of your tungsten carbide wedding band ring and you will not need to use the warranty.
About the Author
Vita Merisia comes from Bangka Belitung. She has, combined, over 3 years of experience in Wedding. You may want to check out her other guide on Vintage Wedding Dress tips and Plus Size Wedding Dresses guide.
Can Tungsten Metal be used to “make” an engagement ring?
The Men’s rings are nice and that’s what my fiance wants. I want our rings to match and figured I could find a place that can build a wedding set for me from the same metal as his. It must have the diamonds!
I wanted matching rings too with my husband and after he bought me a white gold ring, he told me he wanted tungston. i was really upset and before we got married, I would always say that i was going to marry some person out there with a white gold ring, and he was gonna marry some chick with a tungston ring. lol. after the wedding, I got over it, and you will too. After you are married, it does not matter, and you will regret not having gold or platinum. Tungston is a cheap metal, and will not have many options for setting. It is also really hard, and they may not be able to put a diamond in the prongs, because it requires the metal to bend over the diamond. I have not even seen a tungston ring for women with a diamond. sorry.
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