Men now have an incredible array of material options for their wedding band.
Ceramic vs tungsten wedding band.
If metal allergies are not a problem white gold bands are easy to resize and they offer a good amount of scratch resistance.
A fitting companion to the durability and scratch resistance of tungsten.
However having a black tungsten wedding band with diamonds is a better option because it will look great.
Titanium is rated a 6 out of 10 on the mohs hardness scale and is very resistant to scratching compared to most metals.
Cobalt chrome titanium and tungsten wedding bands cannot be resized.
One other thought on the cons of tungsten carbide wedding bands.
I have had my wedding band for 5 years now and got it because of the low price and that it is basically indestructible.
Silicone rings are really ideal for everyday wear.
Considering the quality of material and other properties ceramic and tungsten both are durable and high quality.
Which is a better option.
You will learn the pros and cons for each of these new and exciting materials and hopefully get the information you need to find the perfect wedding band.
Ceramic wedding bands rings with tungsten.
This in depth article covers many of the more popular alternative metals and non metals like titanium tungsten carbide ceramic cobalt carbon fiber and more.
This is true for all tungsten jewelry in the world.
While tungsten itself is extremely scratch resistant black tungsten rings are not as scratch resistant because the outer surface is actually titanium.
However if you are looking at black rings we finally have a level playing field for comparison.
However it would be better if you keep the tungsten in its original shade.
Kirsten on july 5 2016 at 1 35 pm.
Commenter skip who wears a tungsten carbide wedding band and is about to replace it brought up a very interesting negative issue about tungsten carbide.
Only ceramic comes in these colors.
Another vote for getting both a tungsten and a silicone band.
It is this titanium alloy that gives the black color to black tungsten rings.
Devoted may 2017.
If you think you ll need to resize a wedding band contemporary metal bands are not the right choice.