HOMECOMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE
REGULATIONS
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ASK THE EXPERTS
Ask STERC

Ask the Expert Question-and-Answer Archive
(Hard Chrome Plating)

by Randy Taylor, Advanced Tooling Corporation
April, 2008

 

Chrome Plating Temperature

Q. Good morning, We are designing a part that needs resist a temperature between 600°C - 1200°C.  It's posible to make the part in steel and use chrome plating to cover it?  it's possible to resist this temperature for the chrome plating?

A. Although the melting point of chromium is relatively high (1,900 C), the typical service use limit is much lower, about 400 oC.  A temperature range of 600 to 1,200 oC would be much too high.

RT

 

 

 

The information contained in this site is provided for your review and convenience. It is not intended to provide legal advice with respect to any federal, state, or local regulation.
You should consult with legal counsel and appropriate authorities before interpreting any regulations or undertaking any specific course of action.

Please note that many of the regulatory discussions on STERC refer to federal regulations. In many cases, states or local governments have promulgated relevant rules and standards
that are different and/or more stringent than the federal regulations. Therefore, to assure full compliance, you should investigate and comply with all applicable federal, state and local regulations.