What is made from chromium?
Chromium goes straight into 14 lines, among them hip implant, hard drive, safety pin, razor blade and faucet. Follow those further and it reaches 47 things in all.
How chromium is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Hip implantat Forge near final shape
- Hard driveat Sputter on magnetic layers
- Safety pinat Plate in a tank
- Razor bladeat Coat the edge
- Faucetat Chrome-plate the parts
- Turbine bladeat Pour in the superalloy
- Toasterat Wind the heating wire
- Ice skatesat Temper and coat the blade
- Dumbbellat Chrome the handle
- Heart stentat Draw the alloy tubing
- Wrenchat Cut and heat the billet
- Stainless steelat Arc-melt scrap and alloys
- Nichromeat Melt the alloy charge
- Leatherat Tan with chromium
Further down the line: 33 things
Metal goods 5
Plastics and fibers 1
Glass, stone and ceramics 1
Clothes and textiles 7
Electronics 2
Machines and vehicles 9
Washing machineElectric kettleMechanical wristwatchElevatorBlenderDishwasherSubway trainJet engineAirliner