TUNGSTEN RINGS ▷ 20 Beautiful Engagement Jewelry

When choosing Rings and Wedding Jewelry, a touch of Originality in these beautiful Black accessories.

We live in a time of powerful development of high technologies. A variety of technical innovations not only influence our lives, but also change tastes and preferences. Modern people like technological and progressive things. Jewelry is also no exception.

 

Materials with unusual properties are beginning to confidently occupy their niche among traditional jewelry metals - gold, silver and platinum. One of these novelties is tungsten jewelry. In our country, the products made with this material are not yet well known, but in the West they are gaining great popularity. The Tungsten Facts are especially represented.

Why are tungsten rings interesting?

Outwardly, these jewelry are similar to products made of steel, silver or platinum. They have a light gray color and a metallic sheen.

The main distinguishing feature of tungsten rings is their incredible resistance to wear. They are almost impossible to damage. Precious metal rings with intensive wear will quickly become covered with a red of large, small and almost imperceptible scratches, which will worsen their appearance. Tungsten rings will look the same in a month and in a few years. They will not tarnish, embossed patterns will not be damaged, and polished parts will not lose their mirror shine.

The fact is that tungsten itself is a very hard metal. However, that is too fragile. Therefore, for the manufacture of jewelry, a special compound of tungsten with carbon is used: carbide tungsten On the Mohs hardness scale, tungsten carbide is second only to diamond. Diamond is known to be the hardest substance in the world. Your ring can easily scratch glass and in turn can hardly be scratched by anything.

Tungsten carbide is chemically very resistant and does not react with most acids. The products they contain are not afraid of water or any other substance that we find in everyday life.

On the plus side, your tungsten carbide ring will be "heavy." This compound has a density of 15,77 g/cm³, that is, it is slightly heavier than 585 gold and slightly lighter than 750 gold.

Certainly, the price will please. Tungsten does not belong to precious metals, therefore the cost of the product consists almost entirely of the cost of its manufacture and the seller's margin.

Tungsten jewelry, men's or women's?

To be honest, everything seems to indicate that these jewels are more suitable for men.

First of all, the word itself comes from the German Wolf Rahm , which means "wolf's foam". The metal received such a harsh name because it greatly interfered with the smelting of tin, connecting with it and transferring it to the slag (as if eating it). In the US and many other countries, tungsten is called "tungsten" , which means “heavy stone” in Swedish.

Second, tungsten carbide is widely used in technology and military affairs. Probably, not many women know what a “winner drill” is and “sub-caliber shells”, where this material is the basis.

And thirdly, probably only one man will surprise his friends by opening a bottle of beer with a tungsten engagement ring or by leaving an inscription on the glass.

However, modern metal artists and jewelers have learned to make such beautiful and delicate products that will suit any woman. Buyers are offered a variety of processing options and a variety of inserts - from carbon fiber and precious stones to leather and wood. In addition, the trend of buying tungsten wedding rings for a wedding or a wedding is actively developing in the world. Sellers point out that the rings are "eternal, like your love."

What else should I know about tungsten carbide rings?

There are a few things to consider before you buy.

• It is not possible to change the size of the ring. If rings made of precious alloys can be stretched or compressed, tungsten will forever remain the same size.
• Since tungsten carbide is a particularly hard material, special equipment and skills are required to write, engrave, or add an insert. They cannot be found in all jewelry workshops.
• Do not allow tungsten jewelry to come into contact with other jewelry during storage and especially when worn. Hard tungsten can damage metals and stones.
• To color tungsten products, they are coated with titanium or zirconium compounds. These coatings are not as strong as the ring itself and must be handled with care. care.

The two most important points :

• Sellers often claim that tungsten carbide rings do not cause allergies, since they do not contain cobalt, but nickel. This is not entirely true. Tungsten jewelry is created using powder metallurgy methods: tungsten carbide particles are baked with a binder metal, which is cobalt or nickel. Both metals can cause allergies. Therefore, if you experience distress or discomfort at the point of contact with the skin, tungsten jewelry is not for you. At the same time, one should not be very afraid of this, since allergies to these metals are quite rare. For example, the well-known white gold also usually contains nickel.
• You should know how to remove the tungsten ring in an emergency. It will not work to bite or cut it like a "normal" ring. The finger with the ring should be inserted into a vice and slowly tighten until the ring bursts. For the finger, this procedure is completely safe.

Where to buy tungsten carbide jewelry?

In ordinary stores, tungsten rings are very rare. In online stores, the choice is also not great. To see the full variety of models of such rings, it is better to search in foreign online stores using the query “tungsten ring” o “tungsten jewelry” . Usually there are products made in China or USA. For all tastes and budgets.