Forged Union Rings Blog

Choosing the right ring size is crucial when selecting a men's ring, whether it's for a wedding band, a statement piece, or a meaningful accessory. Men come in all shapes and sizes, and their hands are no exception. This article...

When it comes to choosing the perfect symbol of everlasting love and commitment, men today have a wide array of options for wedding bands. While traditional metals like gold and platinum have long been popular choices, modern grooms are increasingly...

• Tungsten and titanium are both known for their hardness over metals such as gold, silver, and platinum. It is actually not the metals themselves, but the alloys combined with the metals, that create the hardness. Tungsten carbide is harder than titanium alloys.
• Titanium jewelry is virtually safe for anyone to wear. Some tungsten carbide jewelry contains the element cobalt that people are allergic to. It is interesting to note that another form of tungsten alloy using nickel as a binder metal is hypoallergenic, even to people who are allergic to nickel.

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Fashion or Wedding Ring?

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Highlights about Platinum Rings

• Platinum is hypoallergenic.
• It will not tarnish or change color.
• Compared to gold, platinum is thirty times rarer.

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Gold Ring Highlights

• Purity of gold is measured is carats or karats. Karats can vary from 10K to 12K, 14K, 18K, 22K and 24K. The higher the karat number, the greater the purity of the gold, and the softer the ring.
• Gold is hypoallergenic in its pure form, but a person may be allergic to one of the alloys it is mixed with.

Highlights of Sterling Silver Rings

• Sterling silver is beautiful and affordable.
• To be considered sterling silver, a ring must contain 92.5 percent pure silver. Copper is the metal most commonly used to make up the 7.5 percent remaining content of a sterling silver ring.