Rubbing iron on gold
Rubbing iron on gold
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All engineers from Canada receive an iron ring when they graduate, to wear on their pinky finger. I recently received mine for a degree in mechanical engineering (hence I'm not so hot with my materials!), but I am curious as to its effect on a gold ring. Many chose to get a stainless steel ring, as the iron will stain your finger. Opting to stay traditional, I chose iron. However I am hesitant to wear the ring next to my gold ring as they tend to rub together from time to time and I would hate to destroy my band. Are my worries reasonable or am I fretting over nothing? Please advise.





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Beware of rust stains!
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Gold? Didn't "da bum" buy you a big diamond?<g>
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Any way about your problem. on my hand (which may be a different shape than yours) my SS ring would not really rub on anything but a really wide banded ring on my ring finger. Have you tried them both on at the same time? Hom much are they gonna rub? You could try it for a while and see how bad the witness mark is on the gold. Since the gold is significantly softer I would expect it to show any severe wear immediately.
If they wear quickly you just may have to make the decision wich is more important to you, Teh Big Fat Gold w/ a Big Fat Diamond (refering to metalguy's post) or The Order! Tough choice I know, but I feel that you will be just fine either/or.
Nick
I love materials science!
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Hope this helps
Coka
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The majority of the Canadian rings are made of stainless, but some Universities (mine included) still give away real iron ones. I think the rust ring around my finger, and all the rust on the inside of my ring will speak for itself:) Also you can't pick up the new stainless ones with a magnet but you can pick up the iron ones. In fact many of the real iron rings are the same rings they started giving out 80 years ago that have been returned by people who are no longer practicing.
Thanks for all the help everyone, I figured I was in for some problems if I stayed with iron, but didn't want to exchange my ring needlessly. It's worth switching to stainless though to preserve my gold band. (Although the $28,000 I spent on my university education easily tops the price of replacing the band for my diamonds!!:)
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We supplied someone in Canada with a length of 430 stainless tubing that I belive was going to be used for this purpose. But I can't remember where they were...
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Corrosion never sleeps, but it can be managed.
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Iron ring ; right hand pinky
Gold ring (I presume matrimonial type ) left hand "ring" finger.
No problem.
mac P.Eng. ( no rings )
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Coka
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Is it true that the iron rings worn by Canadian engineers were made from the same steel used in the construction of a bridge that collapsed and killed many workers many years ago? And, this is a reminder to all engineers that the responsibilities of the engineering profession?
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At the ceremony where i got my iron ring, we were told to wear it on our working hand. And the idea behind that is that every time you sign a document, your ring would drag accross that important paper, which would remind you of the tragedy that happened.... and it works... it makes me think a couple of times before I sign anything....
Coka
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