Introduction to Chromium Plating

Chromium plating, commonly known as chrome plating or chromium finishing, is an electroplating process that produces a thin layer of chromium metal deposited on a surface to provide decorative finishing or protect the base metal from corrosion and wear. Traditionally, plating baths used hexavalent chromium or chromium (VI), which posed serious environmental and health concerns. However, trivalent chromium or chromium (III) plating has emerged as ... Read more