SIL Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Just a quick question. Can you smith with chrome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sells Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) As a plating, its not a good idea. As a steel additive it's commonly added for deep hardening. Edited January 28, 2009 by steve sells typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 It's very toxic when heated. Hexavalent chrome is near the top of the carcinogenics list. At typical percentages in alloys it isn't bad but plating is really bad news. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintjohnbarleycorn Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Its generally a layer of copper plate then nickel then chrome all fairly thin, it would just come off when you heated I would think, and toxic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welder19 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Yup, it's really thin and basically just burns off, the older it is the thicker it will be and more toxic I beleive, which is why it was so much better than the newer stuff and like said, DON'T breathe it. welder19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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