Titanium Engagement Ring
History of titanium: In 1791 titanium was discovered in its oxide form by an Englishman William Gregor, and later rediscovered as only a component of the oxide and dubbed "Titanium" by the German Heinrich Klaproth. For its marvelous characteristics: it is 3 times stronger than steel and much lighter than it. It is also a slow conductor of heat. It is chemically insert in all conditions. With all these extraordinary features, Titanium is widely used in military purpose since
1920s.
Selecting the suitable metal for your engagement ring is an important decision that will definitely affects not only the ring’s appearance but also its strength, durability, and price. Titanium's amazing strength, resilience, relative lightness, biological and chemical inertness (it does not interact easily with other elements and substances, it is corrosion free and resists most acids and other corrosive materials) makes it ideal for engagement ring metals. Titanium engagement rings are quickly gaining good
reputations for their hypoallergenic properties, strength, and generally inexpensive price.
Titanium is light colored metal with a deep grayish glint, making it somehow darker than white gold or silver. For personal reasons if you desire a neutrally colored ring, titanium have to be a smart option, but its jewelry applications are somewhat limited when compared to softer, more elastic metals.
Due to its incredible hardness of this metal, titanium is difficult to be shaped into delicate scrollwork and patters such as Celtic engagement rings. Similarly, titanium could not be soldered. So jewelers have to look for other materials to substitute for any prong settings and then concatenate the prongs to the titanium band. Unusual Settings such as bezel, channel, and flush are the easiest to incorporate into titanium engagement rings.
One of the important features of titanium is that it can be treated to produce other colors such as black, purple and blue other than its own grayish tint. When accompanied with diamonds or stones like Sapphires or Emeralds, this special quality of titanium can produce very good-looking engagement rings.
Titanium engagement rings have high durability; very light weight, and affordability. Though there may not be as many style options as rings made from more traditional metals, a titanium engagement ring is a symbol of the enduring love a couple shares and the strength in their lifelong commitment.
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