An accident like this renders the ring permanently unwearable since broken tungsten can t be repaired by a jeweler.
Broken tungsten ring.
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Tungsten rings can shatter when enough force is applied to them.
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It has to be cracked in a few.
The vice grips apply enough pressure that the tungsten ring fractures safely.
Same with a tungsten ring.
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Why do tungsten rings break.
Tungsten is the hardest metal on earth.
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If you drop a tungsten ring or if you accidentally smash it against a hard surface the metal may crack or shatter.
Tungsten rings are made from the most scratch resistant metal on the planet.
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Those made out of tungsten carbide are very brittle and prone to breaking.
Just like a diamond the hardest material on earth won t scratch except by another diamond it can break chip and shatter.
However the only way this ring can be taken off in the case of an emergency is through cracking.
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This means that instead of bending like a gold ring tungsten has to break.
It may not be 100 tungsten carbide.
The most common method of removing tungsten rings from your finger is by using a pair of vice grips.
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However what makes tungsten rings so scratch resistant also makes them brittle.
The ring can not be cut off.
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Tungsten carbide rings are made of the hardest metal on earth.
I have a tungsten carbide ring as well as a few titanium rings.
The harder a material is the more brittle it also is.