My Wedding Ring: Tungsten Carbide

my wedding ring: tungsten carbide

Oddly enough that’s where I got my wedding band (in Bellevue though) and it is as well a Tungsten Carbide ring. You’ll not believe the torture you can put it through and it’ll still shine.

FWIW, I hardly ever wear my wedding ring. It makes me crazy when I drive! It pushes against the steering wheel and rubs my finger until it hurts. There is probably a metaphor in there somewhere.

Incidentally, Triton is the largest moon of Neptune. It orbits the planet retrograde (backwards). Again, there’s probably a metaphor in there somewhere. Also, from that page:

“Because of its retrograde orbit, tidal interactions between Neptune and Triton remove energy from Triton thus lowering its orbit. At some very distant future time it will either break up (perhaps forming a ring) or crash into Neptune.”

Hopefully, there is no metaphor in there anywhere. Don’t tell Ponzi just in case.

Chris,

My sister has a part time job at a jewelry shop. I recently got married and she with the ring purchase. She said the only problem with Tungsten Carbide rings is that if you ever get into an accident and need a MRI and they cannot give you one, if your ring will not come off. Hospitals usually do not have the equipment or the know how to get through this type of ring at the hospitals. This usually happen later in life with weight gain, but can also happen if you hand swells up do to trauma to that area.

Edgardo

Tungsten carbide wedding bands?!? What in bloody hell’s tungsten carbide wedding bands?

Tungsten Carbide is the metal that is used for Carbide tips on saws and other cutting tools. It’s a pain in the butt to cut or shape using any method other than grinding, since it’s one of the hardest steels out there. (the reason that it’s used on cutting tools) That’s also why it holds its shine so well. And you probably wouldn’t want to cut it with a grinder while it’s on your finger, since it would get really hot.

Edgardo (and all the rest of you…)

I am afraid that you are incorrect in your assessment of tungsten carbide in that it is hard to remove in an accident. You see, tungsten carbide is incredibly strong and resilient to damage, however torsionally it is not. In the event you are in an accident and your tungsten ring needs to be removed it can be removed easier than a gold, silver, or titanium ring. All you need is a pair of vice grips or something similar that will exert lateral stress on the ring. Once there is enough force the ring will break into two or three pieces, leaving your finger unharmed (versus smashing like gold and other metals). Also, in the event that your finger is involved in a traumatic accident it is more than likely the ring would have already broken if it was directly involved. It is merely a myth that tungsten rings are hard to remove, the truth of the matter is that they are very easy to remove and also much safer in an accident then other metals.

Regards,

Stewart Goodwin

Congrats Chris! Have a great wedding day buddy, been reading you for years.

Stewart Goodwin sells these rings, but he is right and the rings are cool.

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Well.I’m a manufacture of tungsten jewelry in China.the tungsten jewelry is a baby in jewelry industry.popular in America only begin in 2006. when you ask a people about tungsten ring in other region, there will confused expression on his face.what is the tungsten carbide? and what is the tungsten steel jewerly?but when you describe it .they will interested in it .so i think the tungsten jewelry will popular in world.and there are hundreds of tungsten jewerly.when you have any suggest or advice about style and so on.

I got married 09/30/2006 and my beatiful wife got me a Tungsten Carbide ring. I have not taken it off for any extended period of time. I work out in it, golf, and drive with it and believe it or not, it looks as good as the day it was purchased. I am really impressed with how well it has held up when I compare it to my brother-in-laws platinum band. He had to get his brushed several times in the past two years and it looks really beat up. Tungsten Carbide is the way to go!!

Greg Garand

My girlfriend of 6 years got me a Tungsten Carbide for Xmas this year and I love it. It is a little big and I am not use to wearing a ring but its on of the best Xmas presents ever.

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In response to the hospital scenario above. The follow-up response about removing the band was correct. I think the person who initially posted that warnind was thinking of titanium rings. Those cannot be cut off whereas tungsten can. Additionally, whereas titanium cannot be worn in an MRI, I believe that tungsten is non-ferrous and, as a result, can be worn into an MRI.

Im getting married very soon and just reading about Tungsten Carbide weadding bands makes me wanna buy it more than White gold or
platinum

I just got a Tungsten band that is supposed to be cobalt free…but, how do we really know if they are cobalt free? Also, I did a search on the web and found this: http://www.familiesagainstcancer.org/?id=161 here is some of the text: (am I being silly worrying that this metal ring can cause this as well?) Researchers from many different fields are closing in on the metal tungsten as the potential cause of the Fallon leukemia outbreak that has sickened 17 children and killed three since 1997, scientists said last week.

The researchers, citing studies published within the last two months, said they could be at the half-way point in finding a cause for the cluster and thus being able to prevent future outbreaks.

“It’s exciting stuff,” said Dr. Paul Sheppard, a tree-ring scientist at the University of Arizona, Tucson, who for the last four years has been researching the Fallon cancer epidemic.

“One new study on tungsten alloys causing tumors in rats makes the connection with the high tungsten levels found in Fallon’s water and residents’ bodies, and our air test results from last year show airborne tungsten in much higher concentrations in Fallon than in surrounding communities,” Sheppard said.

Sheppard said none of the recent studies involving the toxic effects of the metal are conclusive, but all results so far justify more biomedical research on the role of tungsten in childhood leukemia. If tungsten alone or in combination with other metals is causing the disease in children, he said, then it would be possible to prevent future clusters caused by metals in the environment.

“We could actually clean up the problem and make a difference,” he said.

Since 1997, 17 children with ties to Fallon have been diagnosed with leukemia and three have died. The agricultural and military community has a population of about 7,500 in a county of about 25,000 people. The area could expect one case of childhood leukemia every five years and scientists estimate that the chances of the Fallon cluster being random are about 232 million to one.

Last year, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that its 18-month study failed to find an environmental cause of the outbreak. But the CDC discovered that compared to people in other American communities, Fallon residents have exponentially higher concentrations of tungsten in their urine and in their drinking water.

No one knew what that meant to the people of Fallon. Federal scientists had listed tungsten as a generally harmless element and few studies had explored the metal’s toxic effects. In 2003, the CDC nominated tungsten as a subject of further federal research.

Last year the CDC, other federal agencies, and Nevada health officials said they had done all they could to find answers in Fallon and no more environmental studies were necessary.

But the families of Fallon leukemia patients and some researchers not affiliated with the government disagreed. The families formed a research group called Families in Search of Truth. FIST, with the help of U.S. Sen. Harry Reid, received federal grant money to fund genetics studies.

And Sheppard and his partner, Dr. Mark Witten, a University of Arizona pediatric scientist, used their own money to start researching possible causes of the Fallon cluster and a similar leukemia outbreak in Sierra Vista, Ariz., where 13 children were diagnosed with the disease since 1997 and one has died.

Sheppard and Witten explored the biological effects of tungsten and searched for clues in the air, water and soil of Fallon and Sierra Vista. Last year, the Gerber Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation partially funded their experiments, a grant that has been renewed this year.

Rare cancer found

Scientists elsewhere also took a fresh look at tungsten. As each researcher’s results are reviewed by colleagues and presented at conferences or published in scientific journals, pieces of the Fallon cancer puzzle might be coming together.

“We’re narrowing this down,” Witten said. “When we found steadily-increasing levels of tungsten in tree rings in Fallon and in tree rings in Sierra Vista and two other areas with leukemia clusters, that indicated tungsten might be the common cause.”

Witten, Sheppard, and Dr. Gary Ridenour, a Fallon physician, last year conducted a series of air tests in Fallon, Fernley, Yerington, Lovelock and Reno. Some of their results — presented at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco in December — showed that Fallon has up to 13 times more tungsten in its dust than the other communities.

Last year, Witten’s preliminary blood tests on adult mice exposed to tungsten dust revealed abnormal blood profiles. Another of Witten’s studies, published in November, showed that comparatively low levels of tungsten ore from the Fallon area accelerated the growth of human leukemia cells. The metals apparently affected genes tied to both leukemia and rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare, soft-cell cancer, according to the study’s results.

Witten said the connection between the two diseases was important, because cases of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and leukemia are found side-by-side in the Fallon cluster and elsewhere.

In 2002, the Reno Gazette-Journal confirmed seven cases of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the soft tissue, in Nevada, including the case of a 2-year-old boy from Fallon.

Witten the same year confirmed cases of the cancer, which is ten-times rarer than leukemia, in three other communities with confirmed or suspected leukemia clusters. He confirmed two cases in Sierra Vista; one in Elk Grove, Calif.; and one in Hoisington, Kan.

While childhood leukemia affects about four in every 100,000 children each year, rhabdomyosarcoma is diagnosed in just four out of a million children. The American Cancer Society estimates about 250 cases of the cancer are diagnosed each year.

“It’s extremely rare, and yet we find cases in Fallon, Sierra Vista, Elk Grove and in Kansas, right next to kids with leukemia,” Witten said. “That defies the odds. Then we see increasing levels of tungsten in the tree rings in those areas. We looked for the connection.”

Metal causes tumors

Witten’s theory is that tungsten, possibly in combination with other heavy metals, “turns on” the cancer-causing gene in children already predisposed to leukemia or rhabdomyosarcoma.

“Not every kid in Fallon has leukemia and not every kid has rhabdomyosarcoma, so yes, I think there would have to be some sort of genetic predisposition,” he said. “But it could also be that children exposed to high levels of tungsten over a long period of time become more susceptible to the diseases. In Fallon, tungsten is in every breath they take.”

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As for the questions of both Titanium and tungsten carbide rings both can be worn in an MRI and both are nonferrous metals. Titanium is a very popular implant for knees and joints due to the nonferrous characteristics.

My suppossed Tungsten-Carbide ring just got a chip in it and is cracked all the way through the band. For the price I paid for this ring at Zales I would never buy another one. I was told this ring was indestructable and would have to have my finger cut off to get it off. What a joke and what a lie.

rnicko can you elaborate on what happened that your ring chipped?

Two of my co-workers showed me their tungsten carbide wedding bands and I love the look and the weight. they do seem realyl durable. I am a little concerned about the MRI/Finger cut rumor about the metal, but have heard that is untrue also. So the jury is out at the moment.

I just purchased a TrewTungsten ring with platinum inlay.. love the look and weight. I researched these rings extensively and agree that the process to get one off your finger is very easy, just use a vise grip like mentioned above. I am going the extra step and getting in laser engraved.. $80 but oh well.

WOW very interesting stuff. I’m looking forward to learning more. I can’t believe the jewelry industry thinks that rings with Cobalt are bad because they react to the skin. Actually, somehow people think that using the nickel as the binding agent is more safe than cobalt. NOT TRUE! Nickel, if above a certain amount in a ring can be released into the skin causing more irritation to the skin than most any other metal know in the industry. Furtheremore, the only known issue with Cobalt in tungsten carbide rings is that the oils from a person’s skin can pull or cause the Cobalt to “leach” out to the surface of the ring causing oxidation spots that are nearly impossible to remove.

As for the Fallon and Sierrs Vista cases of cancer cluster, I hope the very best luck for those researching the issue because they are the key to the solution. If their is any way whatsoever that I could be of any help?

A safe habor for all our children.

Regards,
Steve

I read at titanium-jewelry.com that if the ring is without Carbide, then it is scratchable.

“What’s the difference between Tungsten Rings and Tungsten Carbide Rings?
Some of our competitors sell Tungsten rings that do not include Carbide. (Some of the retailers still call them Tungsten Carbide however, so be careful.) A Tungsten only ring is basically a steel ring. It is very hard, but NOT scratch proof.

“A Tungsten Carbide ring can only be scratched by a diamond or a product containing the mineral corundum. If you see a Tungsten ring that has carved details this ring does not have Carbide – it is a tungsten only ring. Therefore, it will scratch. You are better off with one of our Tungsten Carbide rings and it’s lifetime warranty.”

So, I’m assuming that a tungsten carbide ring cannot be engraved?

(Perhaps that ring that chipped did not have carbide in it.)

Me and my fiance just picked out a Tungsten Carbide ring made by? Triton™ ? not sure if that is a brand name, or style. But we love it, it is absolutely beautiful.

My main concern is the ring only cost 200$, it Triton™ a ‘cheap’ untrustworth brand compared to the more illustrious ‘trewtriton’?

I meant to say “trewtungsten” not Trewtriton

My fiance and I both just purchased Tungsten Carbide rings from Gordon’s. They are beautiful and we love them. The weight is great…unlike Titanium…it reminds you that it’s there where Titanium you’ll forget that its on. We both had our rings engraved. They are gorgeous. And whoever said about the ring cracking…didn’t you purchase a warranty…it’s lifetime…they have to give you another one.

my wife and I just got married on the 13th. We have been researching this tungsten idea for months, trying to find my ring. Couldnt find one, or any two stories that matched in time so i bought a cheap titanium for now and am continuing the search. As far as them breaking, true. All tungsten and most titanium rings are designed to have at least two weak points (pinch points), some have three. Witnessed when i was at Ben Bridges jewelery and an officer brought in his tungsten carbide in three pieces. He was pounding on something with his mag-lite and hit his ring. The t.c ring was a Triton which is made by Frederick Goldman Inc.. Frederick Goldman has merged with ArtCarved, becoming a cingular/at&t if you will. This is where my decision is stuck. ArtCarved and Goldman are by far the leaders in t.c rings. With every ArtCarved t.c ring comes a lifetime warranty card that states in the event of a break, send the pieces back in and they will replace it. Minus shipping and handling. Triton, manufactured by goldman, owned by artcarved, has no warranty other than 30 day against defects idea. Luckily the officer had purchased an additional warranty for $59.99 that covered any breakage. Supposedly it is in the works for the two companies to share the same warranty but as for now, this is what we have to put up with. Like someone mentioned earlier, they will scratch. My personal experience at the jewelers is that most of the woman will tell you that the ring will not scratch. Doing what they do best and telling us what we want to hear is not reallity. Granted, it is extremely hard to get a scratch on it. But if you come across the black tungsten with flames scratched into it or something of that sort (Tungsten is a natural or dark grey ring) as if they come out a vending machine, they will scratch, proven with a quarter in front of the jewelry lady that said they are unscratchable. Some of those black ones are just a finish on top the metal. I have heard of black tungsten rings but not sure much about them, carbide or not etc..
Well so far that is what I have come up with. Still waiting for a response from Goldman concerning their warranty and if their laser engraved tungsten carbide rings will scratch and if they have carbide. Should find out first part of next week.

i droped my tungsten carbide ring about 20 feet to a cement floor at work today and it got a huge chip in it and is cracked all the way around.

I believe that is the weakness in TC rings, the ’shatter’ effect vs. the tearing/scratching effect. You can’t cut it, but with vice grips and a hammer, you can shatter it.

I got married 11/4 and just got back from my honeymoon. I am interested to see if the ring scratches in the gym… (Triton TC Ring)

I seem to recall that hard metals can sometimes be brittle, in other words, its great for cutting, but drop it, and it shatters. Hence, the care with which one handles expensive saw blades. The TC article on wikipedia mentions that the cobalt is supposed to offset that, thus making the TC more durable. Not being a metallurgist, it would seem that the nickel used in the stead of cobalt may not be up to the job.

Another site seems to confirm or offer more alarminig considerations on the cancer post. It says:

Cobalt has been associated with lung cancer, thyroid disorders, and lung disease, according to the CDC’s 2005 Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals. The International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified the combination of tungsten carbide and cobalt as a probable human carcinogen.

see: http://www.ehponline.org/docs/2007/115-5/ss.html

It really depends on the levels of exposure. In all the studies, the people drank or inhaled tungsten on a daily basis. A ring is going to have minimal exposure. If you are worried, don’t drink out of your hands.

The cancer study, while certainly legitimate, does not appear to state that wearing a tungsten carbide ring will cause cancer. The study may mean that the individuals who cut and size tungsten carbide rings need to wear special protection so as not to inhale any tungsten dust particles. However, as long as one does not eat their tungsten ring, my guess is that they will not have to worry about cancer.

Tungsten Carbide is a harmless compound. Tungsten alone might be the cause of cancer. There is no need to worry about buying the ring.

When I saw an identical selection of tungsten rings being sold at Macy’s for $200 and on ebay for $20 I decided to take my chances with ebay. Well, the ring I abought looked great but was too loose for my finger so I ended up replacing it with an equally cheap titanium ring. I’ve found the titanium ring to scratch very easily but it can also be buffed back to its satin finish with a scotchbrite pad. I do it every week now and it keeps the ring looking good. However I recently decided to take my chances with another tungsten ring from ebay (seller=vanzy). The ring was dirt cheap and fits well. So now with a total investment of less than $60 I have three wedding rings in two metals and two different sizes. If one gets lost or damaged or if I get fat I’m covered.

My advice is to look for a good deal on ebay and take your chances. If you’re not happy with the ring you can buy another one from a brick and mortar jeweler and you’ll only be out about $20. You may also save yourself $180 in the process.

I have to agree with him. I got my wedding band online at http://www.TungstenFashions.com for a great deal. I have had it for years and still looks the same at when I first purchased it.

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Re: Comment of Rnicko on June 27, 2007
In April of this year, my wife purchased a 6mm comfort fit (allegedly indestructible) tungsten-carbide ring for me as a 20th anniversary gift. That ring, like his, was also purchased from Zales…hmmm.
Approximately 45 minutes ago (10:05 am EDT), I dropped this ring onto a tile floor. It too chipped and cracked completely through one side.
I called Zales customer service, and found that no warranty was purchased with the ring. The service rep was extremely courteous, and volunteered to call the store for options. In a couple minutes, she returned, informing me that she verified at the store level that we had no warranty. She further explained that the store manager agreed exchange the ring for a new one at no cost, as long as we purchased a LIFETIME WARRANTY. The rep guessed at the warranty cost as about $80.00.
Granted, that’s less that the original cost of the ring, but I too thought that this ring is next to indestructible.
I have only a few rings, and this one took less damage than any other.
I hope to post a positive addition to this remark in thenear future…thanks.

I just purchased a tungsten carbide ring from Amazon.com. It looks great and fits great. Best thing is that I only paid $23.99. They have a load of tungsten rings for around $30. So even if it were to break. Who cares. So far I am impressed. My boss likes to have ring wars, so we will see how it holds up.

Your wedding ring should not come off your finger. This would prevent it from being dropped. I am hopping that our new rings will be a beautiful as everyone talks about.

my gf got me a tungsten carbide trueman ring, i havnt taken it off since then, i eat with it, sleep with it, work with it, drive with it, swim with it, it has never come off except when i took it off for inspection….and found…. not one scratch!!!!
tis the ultimate ring!

Well now congratulations yourself there now! Titanium is another popular choice for guys, symbolic of the fact that sometimes marriage is hard – but always shiny!

To all who would buy a tungsten carbide ring:

My best advice for you would be to keep current on your research. Don’t go to a jeweler uninformed. Be sure you have as much information as you can get, and remember – it is highly probable that your typical sales representative is victim to the same rumors that have you researching TC in the first place. If you can re-educate your local sales rep with the facts, he/she will be able to sell with confidence, and proliferate the truth.

Now you know – and knowing is half the battle! (or something like that)

Good luck!

so… I’m a goldsmith, and doing my job training at a really well respected custom jeweller.

we have a few clients who are doctors, and one of them was talking about people having rings made out of titanium or tungsten, or ceramic, these hard metals, and saying that they ARE a problem.

I mean, yeah, as a jeweller, I can easily cut through a titanium ring with bolt cutters or a jewellers saw.. but they don’t really stock those around the hospital. and they don’t want to use vice grips to hold your ring and hit your ring with a hammer to try to shatter it off your finger like you can with tungsten or ceramics.

my recommendation if you wanted a ring in an “indestructible” material is to buy it a size or at LEAST a half size bigger than your actual ring size (which you should get a jeweller to tell you, because I bet the one you think it is is wrong.) get it so you can slip it on and off your finger with no wiggling.. which is much too big for you, but since you only want to spend $30 on a ring that represents your marriage you can probably get an extra one.

so in the event of an accident, they can probably still yank the thing off your finger with a lubricant, because emergency rooms aren’t in the habit of keeping jewellers saws and vice grips around the place.

this is just what our doctor friend told us, and then my opinion.

(he got his ring made out of 19k white.)

My wife and I got married last July and I bought a TC ring. I loved it at first, cause it looks so cool. I’m now getting quite pissed with it cause I’ve had to return it twice now. I treat it with care and both rings have gotten scratched to hell within 6 months or so. I love the look of them and feel, but if my third one gets scratched I’m going with silver or titanium. I payed over 300 bucks for mine so I don’t think it should scratch. It should be tungsten carbide not just some metal trying to be tungsten.

My wife bought me a tungsten carbide wedding band 2 years ago for christmas to replace my 17 yr old 14k gold band. I am an auto glass installer and am very hard on my ring (my old one is worn to about 1/2 its original thickness). I have worn this ring every day to work and it does not have 1 mark or scratch on it. Mine is a triton with a Celtic knot pattern it is laser etched and says tungsten CARBIDE inside, so it is possible to laser etch tungsten carbide but not possible to engrave it. I have tried to scratch this rind by rubbing it on a concrete sidewalk and 400 grit sandpaper and you cannot make a mark on it. I would definately buy another if I ever lost it. This is in my experiance the ultimate ring. It cost $395 and you can’t buy a triton tungsten carbide ring on eBay for $30 I think Di0de is rude for the comment about only wanting to spend $30 for a ring that represents your marrage (maybe his marrage is only valued by how much you spend, not on how much you mean to each other!) maybe his user name should be dild0!! I would love my ring just as much if it came from a gumball machine because my soulmate got it for me. Just food for thought.

I just returned from my honeymoon, I have a TC wedding band. After hiking a few trails in Hawaii and placing my hand on rocks for leverage there is not one scratch on my ring. At times I would feel the ring rub/grind against the rock as i pivot my hand and then see that not even a scratch was on the ring. So far so good!

After reading that post, i have to agree that the tungsten rings last forever. Have you seen Mens Ring Store. They offer great deals on these pieces of jewelry as well. I am very satisfied from their company. But to get back to your point, yes they are very strong and are great new metal rings.

The hardness of the tungsten carbide rings are very close to the diamonds, they are ideal metal for wedding as they last forever, and affordable by most of the people. I believe tungsten carbide rings will play more and more important role in our daily life.

I bought my tungsten ring and it has been strong for almost 4 years. I have dropped it and knocked it, and it still looks polished. My first ring came from ebay and it turned out to be garbage. That was $79 and that was high for ebay. At ForeverMetals I paid $261 for a carved style, and it was well worth it. I could not find this exact style anywhere. I think ForeverMetals is their own manufacture because they can make any width any size any finish any style etc etc.

i just love my black tungsten band most … i got it before two years.. but it looks as it look at when i got it… there is not a single scratch i get on it… it is the ultimate gift that i never took from my finger…. i m a big fan of tungsten ring .. if you want 2 know something about its feature and want to look at few of them then visit us at my site

regards
sam

What I’m concerned with is, since tungsten carbide is naturally grey/gunmetal in color, that the black is just coated on over the tungsten, negating the durability of the finish, and easily scratched off? Or is the black TC just as scratch resistant as the original TC?

Thx for any help

I am actually surprised that metals like titanium and tungsten are in such high demand. Neither tungsten nor titanium can be sized, so don’t gain or lose any weight! Then again, the styling of wedding bands created with these metals tends to be much different than more traditional designs created in platinum, palladium or gold.