Broken Tungsten Ring

Three keys jewelry mens womens silver tungsten rings 4mm 6mm 8mm hammered facet brushed with rose gold stripe wedding bands.

Broken tungsten ring.

Why do tungsten rings break. Men s tungsten carbide wedding rings bands jewelry from triton the creator of the original metal ring since 1989. It has to be cracked in a few. The harder a material is the more brittle it also is.

A full video tutorial on the proper removal of tungsten rings can be found here. Just like a diamond the hardest material on earth won t scratch except by another diamond it can break chip and shatter. I have a tungsten carbide ring as well as a few titanium rings. The vice grips apply enough pressure that the tungsten ring fractures safely.

Those made out of tungsten carbide are very brittle and prone to breaking. 4 8 out of 5 stars 85. Broken promisestungsten carbide ringssilver ringswedding ringsmarriagesignrandomjewelryvalentines day weddings. We offer a unique assortment of tungsten carbide titanium classic contemporary and fashion rings in cool styles you won t find anywhere else.

This means that instead of bending like a gold ring tungsten has to break. Tungsten is the hardest metal on earth. An accident like this renders the ring permanently unwearable since broken tungsten can t be repaired by a jeweler. If the ring broke it can possibly be welded but that would likely cost more than the ring did.

The ring can not be cut off. The most common method of removing tungsten rings from your finger is by using a pair of vice grips. 5 coupon applied at checkout save 5 with coupon some sizes colors get it as soon as sun oct 4. Tungsten rings are made from the most scratch resistant metal on the planet.

However what makes tungsten rings so scratch resistant also makes them brittle. Not sure where you got it but i ve found numerous tungsten carbide rings one amazon ebay etc for well under 100. Tungsten carbide ringssign imaking outcufflinkswedding ringsaccessoriesrandomsimpleengagement rings be wary when deciding on a wedding ring. It may not be 100 tungsten carbide.

However the only way this ring can be taken off in the case of an emergency is through cracking. If you drop a tungsten ring or if you accidentally smash it against a hard surface the metal may crack or shatter. Tungsten rings can shatter when enough force is applied to them. Same with a tungsten ring.