Tungsten carbide is hard enough to be used for specialised cutting tools, such as the tips of some saw blades and drill bits, and that same hardness is what draws many people to it for a ring.
Tungsten carbide is hard enough to be used for specialised cutting tools, such as the tips of some saw blades and drill bits, and that same hardness is what draws many people to it for a ring.
Because it is so hard, it tends to keep its polish, which has made it a popular choice for men's wedding bands and for people who work with their hands or want a ring that needs little looking after.
The rings come brushed, polished, hammered or faceted. Some have a black, blue, gold-toned or rose-toned coating, and others are inlaid with wood, carbon fibre, abalone shell or stones such as lapis lazuli and turquoise.