Should i get titanium or tungsten

Titanium is also versatile and can find titanium rings in different colors, including black, blue, and purpose. They are both affordable, but the extraction of titanium is more extensive, which is why titanium rings might cost a little more.

But if you want your ring last for more than 30 years, I suggest you buy a tungsten ring. Click this link to read about tungsten ring durability. At the end of the day, choosing between tungsten and titanium rings is a matter of preference. However, looking at the features of each metal, the benefits of titanium outweigh those of tungsten. For more jewelry metal posts, read here. We have compared a lot of jewelry metals in detail. Or check our newest posts here.

He is also a fashion jewelry manufacturer that help thousands of small business to grow and also do business with some big fashion jewelry brands. He is a truly metal expert and he will share some information you are looking for. So, titanium rings are a few times harder than their precious metal counterparts. They hold up fairly well to everyday wearing and should not tarnish, and as a result are good at maintaining their original finish and shine.

With a Mohs rating between 8 and 9, tungsten is the hardest metal available on the wedding band market, making it the most scratch-resistant product available. This also makes tungsten rings incredibly resistant to tarnishing as well. Harder than silver, gold and platinum, and even harder than titanium, tungsten rings are the perfect combination of form and functionality. Couples looking for a metal capable of keeping their rings looking as flawless in the future as on their wedding day should look no further than tungsten.

Many couples enjoy further customizing their wedding bands by adding a personalized message to the interior of their rings. These messages range from wedding dates to couples' names, and sometimes even an inside joke shared by the couple.

Titanium and tungsten rings can both be made into custom engraved rings. The method by which your ring will be engraved does depend on the choice of metal for your ring. Titanium is soft enough that it can be engraved by traditional methods.

The message is carved directly into the ring, removing bits of the titanium to reveal your message. This is the same method also used for more traditional wedding bands.

Tungsten, due to its hardness, requires a little something more to be engraved, and titanium bands engraved this same way are preferred. The myth is that because it can't be engraved traditionally, tungsten can't be engraved at all. Not true. Check out the comments. Gold or Platinum Wedding Bands, Revisited I have also added new information about sizing titanium at the end of the post, May 25th Jerry Spaulding :.

In addition, I can stretch or compression-size nearly all my models and have taken them as far as two full sizes without any 'orange-peeling' Sizing requires many tons of force but I do it routinely.

Most of the commercial wedding band manufacturers had never designed or made fine jewelry before entering into the alternative metal wedding ring field and some in Utah even glue their metal components together. Another member of Jewelers Helping Jewelers sent me more information on sizing titanium bands. I've seen a lot of bad titanium bands that I feel are unsafe and that cannot be sized.

I still won't sell alternate metal bands. But I'd say if you want one go to Jerry. His alternate metal bands are made with the viewpoint that jewelers have, of beauty, safety and alter-ability. I respect that.

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