Example of Hard Chrome Plating on Spools

Thin Dense Chrome Plating

Thin-dense hard chrome plating offers the wear resistance and low coefficient of friction that characterizes industrial hard chrome but because it is not a micro-cracked deposit, also offers some level of corrosion protection. The lower deposit thickness also minimizes dimensional change and yields less problematic buildup at sharp edges.

Thin-dense hard chrome is a proven technology that is applied under several trade names such as Armoloy TDC.


Properties of Thin - Dense Chrome:

  • Surface hardness up to 72 Rockwell C or equivalent
  • Low energy surface greatly reduces galling, seizing, metal pick-up, sticking and erosion
  • Deposit is void of micro-cracks which enhances corrosion resistance
  • Friction and wear are reduced to improved retention of lubricants
  • Bond strength exceeds 125,000 psi and will pass a severe bend test
  • Coating can be easily stripped with conventional methods
  • Lower internal stress than standard hard chrome
  • Reduced build-up and nodulization on sharp corners and edges
  • Minimal degradation of surface finish
  • Significant reduction in fatigue induced to the substrate
  • Hydrogen embrittlement is greatly reduced

Deposit Thicknesses:

  • Range: 0.000025 – 0.0006"

Chem Processing, Inc. offers thin-dense chrome plating services to Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, the Midwest and beyond. CPI is strategically located by highway routes to Chicago, Milwaukee, Madison, St. Louis, and Minneapolis. The CPI facility is minutes from Rockford Chicago International Airport, a major Midwestern air freight hub, enabling efficient door-to-door delivery across the United States or across the globe.