Tungsten Bands - Why We Started Looking at Them

Executive Summary about Tungsten Wedding Band by Derrek Buttron & Suneva

On the first throw his Tungsten Wedding Band went flying off of his finger and into the backyard (or over the fence). Our daughter mentioned to the neighbor that grandma and grandpa had a metal detector. My parents still had the old Radio Shack metal detector that my brother had when we were little.

That prompted my wife and I to try and find out if  Tungsten Bands would actually be detectable by a metal detector in the first place. After searching and searching we never really found a solid answer to our question. The more we looked for information on the metal detector question the more we started thinking what great looking rings they were. We’ve learned a ton of info about Tungsten Wedding Rings. For the most durable Tungsten ring you really need to make sure it’s made of Tungsten Carbide. It also makes these rings extremely resistant to scratching.

This incredible durability makes Tungsten rings especially suited for every day wear and tear. It turns out that all hospitals and emergency crews have the tools necessary to cut or break off a Tungsten ring. It sounded plausible. All in all it seems like Tungsten Bands fit the bill for durable, masculine, highly polished replacement for our old bands. Oh, you’re probably still wondering what happened to the neighbor’s Tungsten Ring, right? Well, unfortunately I have mixed news. Wouldn’t it be funny if the lost ring showed up in the yard the next day.

Buying a Tungsten Carbide Wedding Band Ring

Tungsten carbide is one of the new metals from which jewelry designers have begun to craft wedding band rings, offering a wide variety of styles and designs that fit every taste and budget.

What is Tungsten Carbide?

On its own, tungsten is a very hard and dense metal, with the highest melting point of all metals - 6,100 degrees Fahrenheit. Alone, tungsten is vulnerable to scratches and damage just like any other metal, it gains its extreme hardness by being combined with a carbon alloy, transforming it into tungsten carbide, with a hardness between 8.5 and 9.5 on the Mohs hardness scale.

Choosing Your Tungsten Carbide Wedding Band Ring

Many manufacturers of tungsten carbide wedding band rings use cobalt as a binder, mostly because it is cheaper to produce. Because of tungsten carbide’s extreme hardness, wedding bands made from this metal cannot be sized like gold, silver or platinum rings. Finally, since your tungsten carbide wedding band ring is not indestructible, it makes sense to get a warranty, especially against breakage.