http://wedding-breeze.com/2008/10/12/titanium-wedding-rings-are-strong-and-lasting/ Wedding Blog | Where Planning Your Wedding Is A Breeze Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:24:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://wedding-breeze.com/2008/10/12/titanium-wedding-rings-are-strong-and-lasting/#comment-6159 Lewis Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:49:29 +0000 http://wedding-breeze.com/2008/10/12/titanium-wedding-rings-are-strong-and-lasting/#comment-6159 Hi Sarah, You may be too optimistic about the safety of a titanium ring in an emergency. This is an extract from a medical journal on the subject: Some hardened materials recently introduced for use in jewelry, such as titanium alloys and tungsten carbide, can pose a considerable risk of secondary damage if no appropriate cutting tools are available in the ED. In the event of any significant hand injury or broken bone in the hand or the finger, you might lose the finger. Even with only a broken finger, by the time you get to the ER, there's usually swelling. With gold, platinum or silver, they have the tools to just cut the ring off easily with a pair of side cutters, even around a swollen finger. With Titanium or tungsten, that's simply not an option. If you've ever machined or ground any, you know the tools needed and heat generated. Because of the swelling, while they're trying to figure out how to cut through your ring, your finger has no circulation. Not good. Hi Sarah,
You may be too optimistic about the safety of a titanium ring in an emergency. This is an extract from a medical journal on the subject:
Some hardened materials recently introduced for use in jewelry, such as titanium alloys and tungsten carbide, can pose a considerable risk of secondary damage if no appropriate cutting tools are available in the ED.
In the event of any significant hand injury or broken bone in the hand or the finger, you might lose the finger. Even with only a broken finger, by the time you get to the ER, there’s usually swelling.
With gold, platinum or silver, they have the tools to just cut the ring off easily with a pair of side cutters, even around a swollen finger.
With Titanium or tungsten, that’s simply not an option. If you’ve ever machined or ground any, you know the tools needed and heat generated.
Because of the swelling, while they’re trying to figure out how to cut through your ring, your finger has no circulation. Not good.

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