Women’s tungsten rings are a very durable alternative to the traditional gold or silver rings. These jewelry pieces can more accurately be called tungsten carbide rings, however. This compound is created by mixing powered tungsten and powdered black carbon and heating them to a very high temperature in the presence of hydrogen.
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Women's tungsten rings
2010-06-16 17:38:00
Tungsten is a very hard, brittle, grey to white metal that is extremely corrosion resistant. The major sources of this metallic chemical element are in Russia, Austria, China and Portugal. It is extracted from minerals like scheelite and wolframite. It cannot be found in a pure from in nature. It is about ten times harder than 18k gold and five times harder than steel. So the following is about the tungsten’s advantages and others.
There are numerous benefits of a tungsten ring compared to other similar metals such as titanium or platinum. They include stronger and more durable properties, lower requirements of care and shiny chic characteristics. Tungsten rings are well known for their strong physical characteristics as they have robustness secondary only to diamond it.
Tungsten bands not only come in the grey, lustrous metal, but also in black and gold. Black and gold colored tungsten wedding bands are plated with a thin layer of zirconium. Zirconium is a unique metal that is very similar to titanium in terms of strength and durability. Colored tungsten bands as unique as they may be are primarily for fashion only. Over time the coloring will begin to fade and scratch revealing the under coating metal. Many companies will cover this under their warranty.
In a word, the tungsten rings also need to care, so the method of polished with cloth if smudges and fingerprints incur, that is well to maintain. It does not scratch but may look like.
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