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Alternative Metals

There are a few different types of alternative metals used for wedding bands such as titanium, tungsten carbide, cobalt, and ceramic wedding rings. These metals are not precious. It is an alternative choice to gold, platinum, and palladium wedding rings. WeddingBands.com only carries titanium and cobalt for alternative metals. Below can find more information about each alternative metal WeddingBands.com carries:

Titanium

TITANIUM, Named for the Titans, sons of the Greek gods, Titanium, when pure, is a lustrous, grayish white metal. It has a low density, good strength, is easily fabricated, and has excellent corrosion resistance. It is mainly used in jewelry as an accent metal in Men's jewelry. Its inertness and ability to be attractively colored also make it a popular metal for use in body piercing. View More

Cobalt

COBALT, is an alternative metal, white color, harder than platinum, and similar to platinum appearance. Cobalt is not a precious metal. It is more scratch resistant than titanium and other precious metals. It can be sized slightly without cutting into the ring. The weights of cobalt rings are very similar to the weight of gold rings. Cobalt does not contain harmful alloys and as of today does not cause any allergic reactions. Read more...

Testimonials

I just wanted to thank you for getting my wedding band here on time. Not only was it on time but is beauitful. When you see a picture, usually the picture is far better than the product, not this time; my ring is beauitful, the craftmanship is excellent. I have a very small finger, size 4, and I know it must have been a real task to get it so perfect. Again, thank you. - Sandy V., FL
4/28/2005

Very happy with my purchase and quality of my husbands wedding band. So simple to order and fast turn around time. Thank you- Jen, NV
4/14/2014

Great experience ordering the ring and the fit and comfort is excellent.- Mike, MA
1/8/2016

My husband and I have been married for 25 years. His old wedding band was cheap but all we could afford. Over the course of 25 years it had seen a lot of abuse and actually broke because it was so thin. I bought him a comfort fit plain gold band. I tried to guess his size from the old one. Way off. Had to send it back. Made a few calls to customer Service. They were awesome and patient with me. They answered all my questions. The e-mails help me keep track of the shipping which was pretty fast. I was very happy to see that there really is great customer service still out there. Thanks to your staff. I will definitely make more purchases with your company.- Valerie, Indiana
10/7/2011

7 star services. The rings are absolutely beautiful so hard to decide for the final design. The wedding bands we got are replacing successfully the original ones manufactured more than 20 years ago. We are planning to order a pair of Verona Lace Rings for our silver wedding anniversary in the coming years. Thank you so much WB.com!!!- Nick C, MN
9/5/2011

Excelent...!! Fast delivery and perfect quality!! 100 recommended!- Roberto, Florida
10/3/2014

Order was exactly as described big selection fast shipping very competitive price free engraving great return policy although you wont need it. Its the absolute best place for a man to get his wedding band.- Austen, Texas
2/28/2014

Im very pleased with the service and the information provided regarding the ring I purchased. Bling girl that I am I wish the diamonds were a bit larger. However they do sparkle when the light hits them. Thanks for your good customer service.- Dixie, Kansas
2/24/2017