Titanium Ring Resizing

The Facts behind the resizing Titanium Rings

The internet abounds with discussions on forums and view points on titanium and its mythological status as a super metal. The most confusing issue our customers are concerned over is the resizing or even removal of a titanium ring should it get stuck on your finger. In this article we will clarify these various concerns that are raised and dispel a few of the untruths currently circulating.

Firstly titanium not a hard metal contrary to  common belief however what we need to consider about titanium is its tensile strength. To explain what tensile strength is consider a diamond. Whilst a diamond is very hard and scratch resistant if you some freaky reason you managed to come across a 3 foot rod of diamond it would snap quite easily if forced. Titanium would in fact behave in an opposite fashion. It is impossible to bend a rod of titanium but it would indeed scratch. Materials that have low tensile strength are papers for example. Titanium however does come in differing grades and we will move on the subject later. One such grade of titanium is made up from various materials including aluminium. This is known as aircraft grade five titanium as is in fact an alloy. Aircraft grade titanium has the highest tensile strength. Titanium in its purest form has a lower tensile strength.

As far the removing of titanium rings they most definitely can with the correct tools. However the removing and resizing of titanium rings are quite different procedures and various factors need to be considered. Jewellers in our high streets often refuse to work in resizing titanium rings as more often than not the rings have been shipped in from abroad and they simply don't have the resources to resize these rings. If you are outside the returns policy you have no other choice but to by another ring.

With the titanium rings on Love2Have resizing is possible with most of the rings within one to two sizes. The plain titanium rings are made from grade two titanium and can be stretched and compressed. Precious metal inlaid rings are a little less flexible but in the past we have skimmed out the inner edge to create a larger size. If you were to stretch these ring the inlay would possibly split but compressing is normally OK for about one size. Rings with a heavy patterning on the outer edge can be a little problematic also as whilst compressing the pattern may damage. The most difficult rings to resize are the diamond set rings. For any diamond set ring whether made from gold or titanium the stone would simply dislodge. Even more tricky are our tension set titanium rings made from grade 5 titanium. We use grade 5 titanium for tension setting diamonds as the diamond simply won't fallout under everyday wear and tear. Unfortunately as this titanium is so tough resizing is not an option.

We recommend to avoid any problems what so ever please try our professional ring sizing service. Its all ways best to plan ahead and get it right first time.