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Tungsten Jewelry

Tungsten Carbide has only recently been used in the fashioning of jewelry due to its hypoallergenic nature and the fact that due to its extreme hardness it is not apt to lose its luster like other polished metals. In fact, a ring or bracelet made from Tungsten Carbide will never need polishing and it is virtually scratchproof...only another item with a diamond or diamond surface or a special sapphire in it can scratch tungsten jewelry. Carefree Tungsten Carbide is made without the use of any Cobalt additive and not just anyone can make a piece of Tungsten Carbide jewelry. In order to manufacture a perfectly crafted piece of jewelry, it takes skill that only a few companies have mastered.

Facts

Tungsten Rings are the most wear-resistant rings available on the planet.

Tungsten is about 10 times harder than 18K Gold, 5 times harder than tool steel, and 4 times harder than titanium. Tungsten measures between 8 and 9 on the Mohs hardness scale. (Diamonds are a 10 - the highest.)

Due to their extreme hardness, Tungsten Rings will hold their shape and shine longer than any ring on the market.

Tungsten rings have been referred to as "Permanently Polished Rings."

Tungsten rings will NOT bend.

In the event of an emergency, a ring can be removed by a medical professional.

Each Tungsten ring is individually hand-crafted using assorted diamond abrasives and polycrystalline diamond tooling.

History of Tungsten

The word Tungsten in Swedish and Danish means "heavy stone." The current name for the element is Wolfram and was founded by Peter Woulfe in 1779 who examined wolframite.

Gold, silver and platinum like Tungsten, is element #74, are heavy elements. It is naturally occurring and is an important element responsible for the development of human civilization. Without tungsten we would not have the filament inside the incandescent light bulb. Tungsten gives the filament the toughness and resilience exceeding any other metal. In 1922 the Germans developed Tungsten Carbide as the material used in making better cutting tool bits for precision milling and cutting of steel.

Tungsten has the highest melting point of all the elements at 6,700 degrees F (3,420 degrees C). Its permanent attributes deem it to be the hardest metal on the planet.

Today tungsten carbide is used throughout the world. Although its primary application is in the mechanical industry, it is quickly gaining popularity as a durable, long lasting, material used in jewelry.

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