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Tungsten Carbide Rings Have All That One Looks For In A Ring Without High Costs

By Nathan S. Favreau

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Published: 06Mar2012
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These days, when it comes to choosing rings, more and more people are forgoing the gold and sterling silver jewelry of the old days and instead going with tungsten carbide rings. Though there are a number of reasons for this trend, the two biggest motivations are probably the durability and the low cost of the rings, especially when compared to those traditional rings that are made of more delicate and expensive metals.

Not only is a tungsten carbide ring less expensive and tougher than a gold or silver one, but it also just looks good, real good. In fact, the clean, modern lines of a finely-crafted tungsten carbide piece can go head to head against the lines and sophistication of any other band on the market today. With the way the economies are seemingly headed these days, being able to make smart financial decisions is noteworthy trait, one to be proud of, and a reason that many are wisely wearing tungsten carbide these days.

If you have seen any of these rings on others or perhaps in a jewelry store you have picked up the impression that these rings, while stunning in appearance, are also very masculine. Well, the good news is that this conception is both correct and misplaced. It is true that when these rings were first hitting the market, the vast majority of them looked, thick and heavy and very masculine. That is no longer the case.

The tungsten carbide rings of today may be either a piece that is bold and masculine or something that is more refined incorporating other materials into its design. One of the other more common materials jewelers have had great success with when crafting these fine rings is carbon fiber. In many cases, this carbon fiber is inlayed into the solid tungsten carbide of the ring. The deep, warm hues of the fiber really work well set against the polished tungsten carbide to create a stunning band.

Tungsten carbide ring is so strong and durable because they are made of, well, tungsten carbide. Then, this strength is enhanced when carbon fiber is added to the piece since the thin fibers that make up this compound consist of bonded carbon atoms in microscopic crystals that lay in parallel tracks along the threads of the fiber. This parallel alignment of the fibers makes for a material that is twice as stiff as steel, five times as strong, but just one-third as heavy.

With regard to mens jewelry, tungsten carbide is leading the way in the current fashion trends, so just check out mens tungsten wedding band and tungsten carbide rings.

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