Black rings have already been steadily increasing in popularity for use as wedding bands. Maybe it's the beauty of the dark color, maybe it's the mystery or possibly people just plain love how it looks. Whatever the reason might be, it's here to keep, and more and more black ring styles are constantly being introduced. The two hottest materials used to make black rings are black tungsten and black ceramic. What's the difference between the 2 and which is better? Keep reading and find out.
Tungsten by nature is really a grayish color metal and cannot be made in a dark color. Black tungsten is created by shooting tiny particles of titanium zirconium alloy, which will be black in color, at an very high velocity so your particles embed themselves into the top of the tungsten ring. It is this titanium alloy that offers the black color to black tungsten rings. While tungsten itself is incredibly scratch resistant, black tungsten rings aren't as scratch resistant because the outer surface is obviously titanium. Titanium is rated a 6 out of 10 on the Mohs hardness scale and is extremely resistant to scratching compared to the majority of metals. Tungsten, which will be rated an 8.5 is the absolute most scratch resistant metal known to man. In the event you are wondering, the hardest material known to man is a diamond, which is really a 10 out 10 on the Mohs hardness scale. Avoid any jeweler that says their black tungsten rings can't be scratched. They're not being truthful. Just like how white gold rings can be re-plated with rhodium to bring back its white color, black tungsten rings that lose their color can be re-plated to bring back its beautiful onyx like finish. If there are no stone settings, a dark tungsten ring can be re-plated, but when there are stone settings, the ring cannot be re-plated as this will affect the stones.
Black ceramic is definitely an impossible lightweight non-metallic material that has already been used extensively in jewelry. Its black color isn't a layer so, if the ring is scratched, it will not show another color underneath. Black ceramic rated a 7 on the Mohs scale of hardness, which makes it harder than every metal, except tungsten. For those who don't like their wedding rings to be completely black or completely metallic in color, there are lots of styles of wedding bands that combine tungsten with black ceramic to give them beautiful two tone designs. By combining the 2 hardest materials used to make wedding bands, you get the absolute most durable wedding bands known to man. For those who like the contrasting beauty of a dark color ring with white diamonds, the best approach to take is to get black tungsten and ceramic rings with diamonds. Although you can get black tungsten or titanium with diamonds, it is not recommended because the black color will wear off eventually. Black ceramic can also be very lightweight, which makes it ideal for women's wedding rings.
In my own experience as a jeweler, I would have to say black ceramic is the better option because true black color and greater scratch resistance. The decision is ultimately yours and no matter what ring you decide on, you ought to always pick the ring that best matches your style.
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