Chromium is a hard metal that adds corrosion resistance when alloyed with steel. Alone, it polishes to a mirror-like shine — that's why it's often used as decorative plating, where it's called "chrome." For oil and gas industry steel products, Continental adds varying quantities of chromium to molten steel to create the best and most cost-effective alloy solutions.
Commonly called chrome, the alloy referred to here is actually chromium. Chromium is added to steel in small quantities to improve strength, corrosion resistance and response to heat treatment. At 3% to 10% chromium, steel resists corrosion, but is not actually stainless. At 10.5% to 20% or more chromium, the steel is fully stainless. Chrome, super-chrome and hyper-chrome are steels below the stainless level with increasing chromium content. These metals are used in mildly corrosive environments containing chlorides, carbon dioxide and low hydrogen sulphate concentrations.
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