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The technique of adding chromium to another metal item is known as chrome plating. The chemical element chromium, with the atomic number 24, is a steel additive. Chromium plating, often known as chrome plating, prolongs the life of metal or technical parts and reduces wear and tear.
To put it another way, the process of chrome plating entails electroplating a thin coating of chromium onto a metal item. The chromed coating makes the surface harder, is easier to clean, and resists corrosion. The chrome layer’s exceptional qualities make it a key component in the electroplating industry.
Almost any metallic surface made of aluminium, nickel alloys, titanium, copper, steel, or stainless steel may be chrome plated. Hard chromium plating and ornamental chromium plating are the two main forms of chrome plating, respectively. Hard chrome plating and thin dense chrome plating are the two fundamental forms of chrome plating.
Although it does have a nice appearance, chrome plating serves other purposes as well. The use of chrome plating may make a surface more durable and hard, stop corrosion, and even make cleaning simpler. Degreasing a surface is a step in the process that cleans it and gets rid of old buildup.
The Global chrome plating market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
Atotech launches the first trivalent chromium hard chrome. BluCr is the market’s first trivalent chromium hard chrome plating method. Hard chrome plating is one of the most basic electroplating procedures, producing a deposit with outstanding physical qualities. The technique has been widely used and successful.
Despite their exceptional wear resistance and corrosion protection, hard chrome coatings are subject to increasingly harsh legal constraints, necessitating the development of alternative techniques. Atotech is the first firm in the electroplating market to offer an industrial trivalent chromium hard chrome plating technique, and hence an alternative to hexavalent hard chrome plating, using BluCr.
BluCr complies with REACH requirements since it is devoid of boric acid and hexavalent chromium. The dangerous nature of hard chrome plating and the possible threats to the environment and employees may be significantly minimised thanks to the unique formulation of the BluCr® process.
The hard chrome plating industry may stop using harmful lead alloy anodes as the BluCr process uses either mixed metal oxide or graphite inert anodes for plating. BluCr is a substitute for Cr(VI)-based hard chrome plating techniques, which are widely utilised in the construction, oil & gas, and automotive sectors.
All the advantages of Atotech’s hexavalent chromium technologies are present in BluCr. This comprises impressive bath stability, quick plating, deposits with high hardness, and wear resistance. By introducing BluCr, Atotech begins a new era in the development of sustainable hard chrome plating.
