Tungsten may be very hard and scratch proof, but it is actually very brittle. Well, not brittle as in you can throw it against the floor and it will shatter, but it could chip. So, a ring made out of tungsten carbide can be easily removed by cracking it into pieces with standard vice or vice-grip pliers. Standard ring cutters will not work.
Some retailers sell tungsten carbide rings that contain cobalt, these are cheaper to make but have the downside of causing a reaction with the oils in our skin. Cobalt can cause an allergic reaction and leave a green mark on your skin, and sometimes permanently stain your ring.
The claim that tungsten rings cannot be cut off in emergencies & would thus require amputation of the finger. This could not be more wrong! Again, tungsten rings cannot be cut away by traditional methods, but they are certainly not indestructible. All personnel responding to an emergency remove tungsten rings by cracking them with a regular set of vise grip pliers, which are found in nearly every tool box & kept on hand by emergency rooms.
To remove a tungsten carbide ring in an emergency situation, you can follow these simple steps:Clamp the vice-grip pliers loosely on the ring. Tighten slowly until you hear a crack. Remove vice-grip and place in another position on the ring. Repeat until the material breaks away. Take care not to slide or rotate the cracked ring on the finger. If the ring contains an inlay of gold, or other soft materials, the inlay can be cut or clipped away in the usual fashion.
When we contacted our local hospital emergency room and asked if they were equipped to remove tungsten wedding bands in an emergency, they told us that most hospital emergency rooms are prepared to handle almost anything, and assured us that it would be no problem for them.
Some retailers sell tungsten carbide rings that contain cobalt, these are cheaper to make but have the downside of causing a reaction with the oils in our skin. Cobalt can cause an allergic reaction and leave a green mark on your skin, and sometimes permanently stain your ring.
The claim that tungsten rings cannot be cut off in emergencies & would thus require amputation of the finger. This could not be more wrong! Again, tungsten rings cannot be cut away by traditional methods, but they are certainly not indestructible. All personnel responding to an emergency remove tungsten rings by cracking them with a regular set of vise grip pliers, which are found in nearly every tool box & kept on hand by emergency rooms.
To remove a tungsten carbide ring in an emergency situation, you can follow these simple steps:Clamp the vice-grip pliers loosely on the ring. Tighten slowly until you hear a crack. Remove vice-grip and place in another position on the ring. Repeat until the material breaks away. Take care not to slide or rotate the cracked ring on the finger. If the ring contains an inlay of gold, or other soft materials, the inlay can be cut or clipped away in the usual fashion.
When we contacted our local hospital emergency room and asked if they were equipped to remove tungsten wedding bands in an emergency, they told us that most hospital emergency rooms are prepared to handle almost anything, and assured us that it would be no problem for them.
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