3. The Advanced Manufacturing Process of Powder Metallurgy The creation of a tungsten carbide ring is an engineering feat that diverges entirely from the traditional jewelry-making methods of casting or forging soft metals like gold and silver. Because tungsten carbide has an impractically high melting point, far exceeding that of a standard jeweler's torch, it cannot be melted and poured into a mold. Instead, webpage the process relies on a highly specialized technique known as Powder Metallurgy or sintering. The journey begins with ultra-fine tungsten metal and carbon powders, which are meticulously measured and blended, often with a nickel binder, to ensure a uniform composition. This composite powder is then poured into high-pressure steel dies in the basic cylindrical shape of the desired ring and subjected to immense hydraulic pressure, compressing the powder into a highly dense, yet still brittle, "green state" ring blank.