Chrome steel explained

Chrome steel is the name for any one of a class of non-stainless steels such as AISI 52100, SUJ2, 100Cr6,[1] En31, 100C6, and DIN 5401 which are used for applications such as bearings, tools, drills and utensils. Like stainless steel, chrome steels contain chromium, but do not have the corrosion-resistant properties of stainless steel.[2] It has been made from ferrochrome[3] since it was developed around 1877 by J. B. Boussingault and of Jacob Holtzer steelworks in Unieux, France.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AISI E 52100 Steel (100Cr6, SUJ2, UNS G52986) . 2024-04-01 . MatWeb.
  2. Web site: Bearings . Pacamor Kubar . November 1, 2010 . Ball Bearing Steel: 440C Vs. 52100 In A Corrosive Environment . Pacamor Kubar Bearings.
  3. Book: Jeans, James Stephen . Steel: Its History, Manufacture, Properties, and Uses . 1880 . E. & F.N. Spon . 526 . en.
  4. https://pustaka.sttw.ac.id/assets/file/ebook/pdf/EB139.pdf