Chrome plating is used as a hard top layer or wear layer as the coating has little friction.
The chrome layer has a structure with micro cracks, and if the coated area should be corrosion resistant, a coating of Everit-nickel should be put underneath the chrome layer
Hardness
Tensile strenght
Elongation
Adhesion to steel
Coefficient of thermal exansion
Thickness of coating
Melting point
1000 - 1150 HV
100 - 130 N/mm2
0%
200 - 300 N/mm2
6,6 * 10-6
0,01 - 0,30 mm
1765 oC
