Tungsten Jewelry

Tungsten rings (more accurately known as tungsten carbide rings) are definitely not lightweights, and are in fact quite heavy. Tungsten carbide rings are so called because of the carbon that is added to the tungsten. This is required as tungsten in its purest form is extremely brittle, and will shatter quite easily when dropped, whereas a tungsten carbide ring carries with it all of the benefits of tungsten without the drawbacks.
The absolute number one benefit of tungsten carbide rings is that unlike any other metal (including titanium rings) they are virtually scratchproof. You can drop them, scrape them, drive over them and punch walls with them, and they will not scratch. This is because tungsten, while brittle, is extremely hard, and require diamond polishers to bring them to a shine. You could be forgiven for thinking somebody wearing a tungsten carbide ring had just purchased it, when in fact it may be many years old.
As you can see, the debate of tungsten carbide vs titanium is not straightforward, and depends entirely on the desires of the wearer. If you want a scratchproof ring, then there is no question – go tungsten. If you want a ring that looks great, but you barely know you’re wearing it – go titanium. Whichever metal you choose, you can be sure that more than any other metals, they will go the distance!