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Titanium, gold or platinum? Which band material is the best option for you?

By: Titanium WebGuru

Nearly all people looking for a women's or men's will look at titanium, gold and platinum bands. Each of these materials offers specific advantages and disadvantages. This article will help you understand these options for bands based on cost, durability, design options and comfort.

Ring Cost
Platinum is without a doubt the most pricey of the three metals. This is only because platinum is a more rare and expensive metal than either gold or titanium. It's rarity makes it high-priced. Gold rings are commonly priced between those made of platinum and titanium. Gold comes in a number of purity levels with 14 carat (half pure gold) as the most common ring metal, so a gold ring is predictably half pure gold at the most. Among the three, titanium bands are the least expensive. This is due mostly the relative large quantity of titanium on earth, which makes the unprocessed material cost of titanium rings less than gold or platinum bands.

Toughness
Titanium is the strongest of the three metals per unit of weight. Titanium rings under regular wearing circumstances will tend to scratch and deform much less than gold bands, a relatively soft metal. Platinum rings, like titanium bands, are fairly resistant to dents and dings, though it does tend to lose its normal sheen and necessitate more buffing than titanium. That said, platinum bands will definitely hold up to as much abuse under average circumstances as titanium rings.

Design Choices
Titanium, gold and platinum rings all have different design possibilities. Titanium is milled and will retain its firmness more than gold or platinum, so it is an ideal material in which to inlay gemstones, gold, silver, wood and minerals. These rings can be quite breathtaking and because of the strength of titanium they are especially enduring.

Gold and platinum are shaped under high heat or cast from molds. This makes them nice materials for bands that require arches or tension set gemstones.

Comfort
Titanium rings are almost always more comfortable than gold or platinum bands. To start with, titanium is particularly lightweight, about 70% less heavy than platinum. Next, titanium unlike gold, is hypoallergenic, which means it will not trigger allergic reactions or tinge skin. Keep in mind, gold rings are ordinarily only 50% gold at best, which means a lot of impure metals are mixed with it. To finish, many expert titanium ring artisans now offer comfort fit bands, which have a round profile on the edge instead of the conventional straight edge in most gold and titanium rings.

Which ring is the best option for you? There is no easy answer, but be sure to take into account cost, strength, designs and comfort.

Article Source: http://www.weddingarticles.net

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