Episode 15: The Quest to Make Chrome Safe
In this episode of On the Line, we hear about a new non-aqueous trivalent chromium chemistry.
The quest to replace hexavalent chromium in metal plating has been a topic of discussion for the finishing industry for decades. On one hand, hexavalent chromium provides excellent hardness, wear resistance, corrosion resistance and enhanced adhesion to substrates. On the other, it poses occupational and environmental hazards. Compliance with increasingly stringent regulations has been a continuous struggle for finishing operations and the use of hex chrome continues to be a major concern for the metal finishing community.
In this episode of On the Line, we sit down with Doug Morrison of Trion Coatings LLC of South Bend, Ind., Mauricio Quiroz, chief scientist and co-founder for Trion, and Kyle Hankinson, director of special projects for KCH Surface Finishing to hear about a new non-aqueous trivalent chromium chemistry known as SAFE Chrome. Trion says the solution is designed to provide the finishing industry with safe and environmentally sustainable functional and decorative chrome coatings that match the performance of hexavalent chromium-based solutions.
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