Many people will travel to Switzerland to buy expensive accessories, such as "unknown, expensive" Swiss watches (Rolex) and so on. You may know that Swiss law has very strict rules on what is “Swiss Made” and “Swiss Made” watches – the movement uses the “Swiss Movement” logo, the quartz label is “Swiss Quartz”, and the watch box is also marked. On the "Swiss Case", even the strap must have "Swiss Strap". It can be said that a real Swiss watch, there is a "Swiss" logo on the body, I am afraid that we do not know that it is Swiss-made. However, I don’t know if you know that the material of these ornaments, tungsten steel, is not produced in Switzerland, but it is actually produced in China. However, it cannot say "speaking hard", "In fact, I am also from China!".
So, what is this "protagonist" tungsten steel? Known as "the diamond in the metal", does it make sense? How to make jewelry can be comparable to diamonds? In daily life, how should we maintain tungsten steel jewelry?
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What is tungsten steel?
1.From the perspective of the public, tungsten steel is another high-tech product pursued by many technology enthusiasts after space ceramics. Because tungsten steel has a very popular place for consumers - never fade, not easy to wear, bright as a mirror, but also with mechanical shock, there are many styles and patterns...
2.From a professional point of view, tungsten steel, also known as cemented carbide, refers to the passage of at least one metal carbide (tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, tantalum carbide, etc.) and binder metal (cobalt, nickel). An alloy material made by metallurgical process has excellent properties such as heat resistance, corrosion resistance, high hardness, not easy to be worn, and good strength and toughness.
3.Folklore about tungsten steel. According to the ancient book "Sou Shen Ji" records, the practice of Mo Xie is the sword of the king of Chu, the sword is required to cut iron and blow hair. According to the later generations, the baby material “iron gall kidney” used by Mo Qianjian is a mineral containing high-purity “tungsten steel”.
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Is tungsten steel known as "diamond in metal" justified? How to make jewelry can be comparable to diamonds?
This depends on the hardness of the tungsten steel. Tungsten steel has a Mohs hardness of 8.5-9.5 M, which is close to the Mohs hardness (10 M) of the diamond, and remains substantially unchanged even at a temperature of 500 ° C, and still has a high hardness at 1000 ° C. Therefore, it is not called "diamond in metal". Therefore, in the fashion world, many people think that tungsten steel jewelry can be comparable to diamonds. In fact, tungsten steel has a name in the fashion world that sounds like "the jewel of the pearl", that is - "tungsten gold", is it a moment to be tall!
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In daily life, how should we maintain tungsten steel jewelry?
During the wearing process, be careful not to scratch the hard material to prevent the appearance of the jewelry from being damaged;
When wearing, it is best not to contact with strong corrosive substances such as strong acid and alkali for a long time to ensure that the jewelry will last forever;
It is recommended to take off the jewelry in the case of bathing, sauna, swimming, diving, hot springs, a lot of sweating, etc.;
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Be careful not to spray perfume, hair spray, etc., if it is accidentally sprayed, it should be cleaned immediately;
For tungsten steel gold-plated jewelry, the first thing is to protect the coating, because this layer of gold film is relatively fragile. In other words, you should try to avoid rubbing the gold-plated layer on the surface of the jewelry to other hard objects, and not to touch corrosive chemicals.
