On 2012-01-07, Doug White wrote:
Gunner Asch wrote in
:

I was browsing Ebay..and found both titanium and tungsten carbide rings,
both wedding and plain mens bands.

Which will hold up longer? My experience with carbide is its a bit on
the fragile side..is this true with rings?

Something Ive never thought about before..and was thinking of buying
one. Not..not a wedding band.....


I would think that one good whack & a carbide ring would be in pieces.
Given the kind of work you do, a whack is inevitable.

That good whack will also break your finger.

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Do they tell you
what grade of carbide? Some are more impact resistant than others.
Carbide will also be heavy. I think you can achieve a similar look with
hematite. It may be no more rugged, but I suspect it's cheaper, so you
could buy spares...

Doug White