Know What Really is Black Tungsten Carbide, Be Informed
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by admin
As I am writing this I just had an email from one of the online retail store of Tungsten Carbide Jewelry. I was obviously asking them how long will the black plating on the Tungsten Carbide last. Of course I know that there is no such thing as a real, genuine, authentic whichever word you use about a Black Tungsten Carbide. The Tungsten Carbide used might be real but the color isn’t. Why? Because the natural color of Tungsten Carbide is gray almost the same as Titanium and Stainless Steel. How do I know all this? Because I have a friend that’s working as a production manager in one of the biggest Steel Company in China that produces Steel Jewelry such as Tungsten Carbide. I was just so stunned at how a lot of advertisement claims Genuine Black Tungsten Carbide and does not in any way mention if it’s plated Black or if it is Black Titanium infused or coated Tungsten.
A lot of this advertisements and online store does not even dare inform us; the unknowing buyers that what we are really buying is plated Black or is Black Titanium infused Tungsten. Very misleading indeed! Even when I browse around ebay I can see some who would advertise Genuine Black Tungsten Carbide, 100% Genuine Tungsten Carbide or just Black Tungsten Carbide. Intentionally omitting the most important part that a buyer should know so we are able to care for our ring properly. Of course if it is just plated the black color would last approximately 1 to 2 years only. That is if the manufacturer use vacuum electroplating while the rest might not even reach a year. Of course some buyers would not mind because you can always bring it to a jeweller and have the black plating re-done just the same as gold plated Tungsaten Carbide rings. It’s just the principle because for one a lot of this retail store are selling them expensive and it is the sellers responsibility to at least inform us buyers of what we expect from the product. We paid right so we should expect that what we paid for is right as well. But no, we are being mislead by their advertisement. Even their product description only shows what will lure us into buying and nothing else. Another method that is use to make Tungsten Carbide black is by infusing or coating it with Titanium. This is so, because it is far easier to gain a real Black color in Titanium and expect it to last longer than plating. Titanium is also unscratcheable but it is the principle we are talking about here. They are claiming Genuine Black tungsten Carbide and we are actually receiving not what we are expecting. It’s saddening a lot of the online store that sells this product were describing it in a misleading way. Genuine Black Tungsten Carbide, Solid Black Tungsten Carbide, 100% Black Tungsten Carbide etc. etc. Now you know, when you see this kind of advertisement and look into the product description and find nothing then you know you are being mis-informed.
