Searching for that special wedding band that represents the anticipation of love and commitment can be fun. But, depending on the type of band you choose, you may have to dig deeper into your pockets. For many people platinum is the metal of choice. But, it can be very expensive and can hit your budget hard. We will discuss three different types of wedding band metals: Titanium, Palladium, and Tungsten. Learning more about these types of metals will help you choose the right ring for you and your budget.
The Hard and Light Side of Titanium
Titanium is a very strong, yet light metal that can be set with diamonds and stones. This type of metal is available in greens, blues, black and grays.
Palladium: Platinum’s Cousin
Palladium is related to platinum, sporting the same natural, shiny appearance. It does not need to be plated. Palladium is light in weight and on your wallet, by about 25 percent of the cost of platinum. The benefit of choosing this band is that it has the same 9k white gold karat standing, but does not need to be rhodium re-plated.
Tough Tungsten
Made from one of the hardest metals in the world, Tungsten metal is virtually indestructible. It is 10 times harder than a gold wedding ring and four times the strength of platinum and titanium. Try and bite that! Its weight is about the same as platinum, but cannot be resized or altered in any way due to its rigid and solid material. So, if you want to set diamonds in this band, don’t buy it. It won’t work. Although, you can get is lasered with a design of your choice. Tungsten wedding bands comes in colors like dark gray, shiny metallic, and white.
The most expensive metal of the three mentioned above is the Palladium metal, because of its close kinship with Platinum. Yet it is still cheaper than platinum.
There! You are now an educated consumer on alternative wedding band metals!
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