Facts on Mens Titanium Wedding Bands

You’ve heard about mens titanium wedding bands, but you’re not really sure what makes titanium wedding bands different or why they are popular.

You’ve probably heard about how titanium ring bands are scratch-proof, extremely tough and hypoallergenic. While that’s all true, all these statements are somewhat general and aren’t always true depending on how you look at it.

So what are some of the truths that the sales people don’t tell you about?

Mens titanium wedding bands are scratch proof?

Mens titanium wedding bands may be much tougher than gold or silver ring bands, but the fact is, it’s not really scratch proof. No material in the world is truly scratch proof; even the hardest diamonds can be scratched by another diamond.

The better word to use should be scratch-resistant.

Mens titanium wedding bands never rust or tarnish?

Mens titanium wedding bands never rust, only because rusting occurs only on metals containing iron content. Iron becoming iron oxide is termed rusting. For other metals, this oxidation is normally termed as tarnish. And titanium bands do oxidise in air, and therefore do tarnish.

Fortunately titanium oxide forms a protective layer on the surface of titanium itself, thus limiting the oxide layer from thickening like rust do. Once this layer is stabilised, the surface of the wedding band will look slightly aged, or tempered; which some users actually preferred because it gives the titanium ring character.

Mens titanium wedding bands are non-allergenic?

That is a fact. Titanium has never been known to cause allergic reactions to people. However, not all titanium wedding bands are made of pure titanium of CP grades. Some mens titanium wedding bands are made of titanium alloys. Fortunately, the other metals used in titanium alloys are similarly non-allergenic.

But in some cases, low quality grades of titanium alloys may contain small amounts of nickel or even worse radioactive metals that result in skin irritation. So make sure you are getting your titanium ring band from a qualified and certified jeweller.

Mens titanium wedding bands are tough?

That’s a fact, especially if you mean titanium alloy bands have very high tensile strength. Tensile strength of a material is defined as the amount of stress the material can withstand before being permanently deformed or broken.

But if it’s hardness you are talking about, then perhaps, titanium isn’t quite as high up on the scale as compared to its tensile strength. Hardness of a material refers to its resistance to abrasion, scientifically tested using a Rockwell C scale. High end cutting steels can have a scale rating of 70 or more, while processed titanium alloys don’t go beyond 50. And at that hardness, titanium alloys are very brittle and can break easily, therefore losing their high tensile strength.

So are mens titanium wedding bands tough? That is a subjective question depending on what you are looking at.

Mens titanium wedding bands are very comfortable?

The idea of tough and scratch proof rings might bring the question of comfort to mind. Even while men do like the idea of a good strong ring band, they do appreciate comfort and even place it before all else.

But most sales people will claim that mens titanium wedding bands are extra comfortable instead. The truth is metals have smooth surfaces, especially if the ring band has a highly polished surface. And this fact alone means that most metal rings don’t cause much discomfort.

Discomfort from ring bands usually arise from poor ring size fit or metal allergy more than anything else. However, there are ways to further increase the comfort level of your titanium wedding band, although whether if the method affects the user experience is subjective.

Read more about extra comfortable ring bands - Comfort Fit Mens Titanium Wedding Bands.