{"id":3643,"date":"2026-06-27T10:15:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T10:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3643"},"modified":"2026-06-27T11:54:27","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T11:54:27","slug":"chrome-plating","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/product\/chrome-plating\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrome Plating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Chrome plating and chromate treatment are two distinct surface finishing processes applied to fasteners, often confused but serving different functions.<\/p>\n<p>Chromate Treatment (Conversion Coating):<\/p>\n<p>Chromate treatment is a chemical conversion coating applied over zinc-plated fasteners (as a passivation step) or directly on aluminium fasteners. It produces a thin (0.5\u20135 \u00b5m) film that significantly improves corrosion resistance and paint adhesion.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hexavalent Chromate (Cr VI): Traditional yellow iridescent finish; excellent corrosion protection; restricted in Europe under RoHS but still permitted for many industrial and defence applications<\/li>\n<li>Trivalent Chromate (Cr III): RoHS-compliant alternative; clear or blue-tinted finish; excellent corrosion performance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Decorative Chrome Plating:<\/p>\n<p>Decorative chrome plating involves depositing a thin (0.1\u20130.5 \u00b5m) chrome layer over a nickel undercoat on a copper base layer. The result is a bright, mirror-like finish with excellent hardness and moderate corrosion resistance.<\/p>\n<p>Hard Chrome Plating (Functional Chrome):<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Coating Thickness: 25\u2013500 \u00b5m<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Hardness: HV 850\u20131100<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Application: Fasteners and components requiring extreme wear and abrasion resistance<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Common in hydraulic, aerospace, and heavy machinery fasteners<\/p>\n<p>Asia Bolts Industries supplies chrome-plated and chromate-treated fasteners per client and project-specific requirements. All supply is documented with finish type (hexavalent vs trivalent), plating thickness, and material certificates.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chrome plating and chromate treatment applied to fasteners for decorative, corrosion resistance, and wear-resistance applications. Hexavalent chrome (Cr VI) and trivalent chrome (Cr III) options available. Commonly specified for automotive, architectural, and OEM equipment fasteners requiring a bright, hard-wearing surface finish.<\/p>\n<table width=\"624\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Standard<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">Client \/ Project Specification; RoHS compliance available<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Base Material<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">Carbon Steel, Alloy Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminium<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Salt Spray<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">200\u2013500 hours (decorative); per project spec (hard chrome)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Thickness<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">0.1\u20130.5 \u00b5m (decorative); 25\u2013500 \u00b5m (hard chrome)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"120\"><strong>Applications<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"504\">Automotive OEM, architectural hardware, hydraulic equipment, wear-resistant applications<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"featured_media":3659,"template":"","meta":{"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[212],"product_tag":[218],"class_list":["post-3643","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-fastener-coatings-surface-treatments","product_tag-chrome-plating","first","instock","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3643"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asiabolt.om\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}