As you may now know, tungsten carbide is the hardest metal you can get in the form of a ring. It is great because it doesn't get scratched, but some have voiced concerns that in an emergency the ring will be very difficult to remove.
This is not true, in fact because tungsten carbide is so hard, it is also quite brittle. In an event where it has to be removed, squeezing the ring with a pair of vice grips or pliers will actually shatter the ring into two or three pieces. In some ways this is a much easier way to remove a ring than say titanium or gold which have to be cut to remove from the finger.
"Before our wedding my husband and I did some research on what type of rings to get. We both wanted a modern but also classic look. I had found that many of my gold and silver rings were misshaped with use and was searching for more a durable material wanting my wedding ring to keep its shape and shine for as long as possible.
We liked the look of titanium and even though we heard rumors that titanium is hard and can't be cut we saw no reason for not going with titanium bands. We found this great website titaniumstyle.com which had a great variety of wedding bands not to mention great prices also. Needless to say we were extremely happy with the rings we ordered. We got married in December 2007 and we recently had our first baby.
One can remove tungsten rings in emergencies with no further injury or discomfort to the wearer, while gold rings often bend out of round during trauma & cut or compress fingers in painful ways, & getting a cutting tool between the bent gold ring & injured finger in order to remove it can be excruciating. Tungsten rings, on the other hand, cannot bend out of round, & have often actually protected the ring finger from the brunt of the trauma.
This is not true, in fact because tungsten carbide is so hard, it is also quite brittle. In an event where it has to be removed, squeezing the ring with a pair of vice grips or pliers will actually shatter the ring into two or three pieces. In some ways this is a much easier way to remove a ring than say titanium or gold which have to be cut to remove from the finger.
"Before our wedding my husband and I did some research on what type of rings to get. We both wanted a modern but also classic look. I had found that many of my gold and silver rings were misshaped with use and was searching for more a durable material wanting my wedding ring to keep its shape and shine for as long as possible.
We liked the look of titanium and even though we heard rumors that titanium is hard and can't be cut we saw no reason for not going with titanium bands. We found this great website titaniumstyle.com which had a great variety of wedding bands not to mention great prices also. Needless to say we were extremely happy with the rings we ordered. We got married in December 2007 and we recently had our first baby.
One can remove tungsten rings in emergencies with no further injury or discomfort to the wearer, while gold rings often bend out of round during trauma & cut or compress fingers in painful ways, & getting a cutting tool between the bent gold ring & injured finger in order to remove it can be excruciating. Tungsten rings, on the other hand, cannot bend out of round, & have often actually protected the ring finger from the brunt of the trauma.
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