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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

We recently purchased a handcrafted wedding band in 14K White Gold Polished and brushed braided combination. It is absolutely beautiful and my fiance is looking forward to wearing it proudly. Thank you!- Patricia P., New York
4/15/2013

I received the wedding band for my fiance today. It is beautiful. My fiance wanted to wear it right away. The price and speed of delivery were outstanding.- Merril S., CA
12/8/2008

I was worried about ordering my wedding rings on line..I shouldnt have worried..You sent me ring sizers first and we chose our sizes then ordered..we had our rings within two weeks and we are in Australia! The rings are beautiful we are so happy..and they fit perfectly! Thank you for the great service and quality rings!- Deirdre O., Australia
1/30/2014

I always got a reply to my emails within 24hours usually straight away but sometimes it took a little longer because of the time difference I got a ring sizer kit in just over a week and when I ordered my ring it came in just over a week as well which I was very impressed with considering Im in the southern hemisphere! The inscription is perfect and I love wearing my very pretty newest piece of jewellery that I will have forever Oh and it fits perfectly as well!- Karen G., Australia
2/26/2012

Ordered a wedding band. It was a bit too snug but they were great about resizing it. No trouble at all. Great prices.- Kevin, NC
11/20/2015

I purchased my wedding ring from Wedding Bands and not only saved $750 but received great customer service. A purchase of this dollar amount online can be a bit nerve racking but to all potential customers be rest assured you will get quality service and a great product. I was informed every step of the way during the process. My ring arrived much earlier than anticipated and was more than I expected.- Jim D., New Mexico
9/5/2014

We found weddingbands.com on the internet in a random search. We were very impressed with the prices that they offered compared to our local jewelers. We were very skeptical about their prices vs. quality. We ordered anyway based mostly on price. WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The price the service and the quality far exceeded our expectations. We would absolutely recommend them !!!! Sue C. and Doug M. - Susan C./M., Colorado/Arizona
4/15/2011

I was very pleased with my wedding band purchase. I ordered a size to large and I needed to return the original ring. I was notified once the ring was received and when the new one was shipped. It took less than 7 days to return and get the proper sized ring returned. Great customer service.- Paula, Virginia
6/20/2013