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Offline Amitaabh

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Chrome Plating
« on: April 11, 2013, 12:26:35 AM »
Chrome plating is very common. A variety of commonly handled items are chrome plated for instance scissors. If scissors are handled, used to cut food items etc... Doesn't the hexavalent chromium  used in plating pose a toxic risk?
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Re: Chrome Plating
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2013, 03:27:36 AM »
There is no hexavalent chromium in the final product.

Yes, it can be dangerous to those involved in production, if they fail to follow safety procedures.
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Re: Chrome Plating
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2013, 08:42:59 PM »
Ok. What does the hexavalent chromium become? Trivalent chromium is also used in plating, what does that become in the final product?
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Re: Chrome Plating
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2013, 02:54:47 AM »
Inert, metallic chromium.

You are again looking for non existing toxicity using non existing chemistry, it is a waste of time.
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Re: Chrome Plating
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2013, 01:45:17 PM »
The product gets covered by a thin layer of chromium atoms. It is a metal. Once exposed to air, the chromium forms a thin layer of oxide that protects the chromium under it from oxidizing further. The layer is very thin and not visible to the eye.

Read about passivation here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromium#Passivation
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