What is the difference between hard chrome plating and bright chrome plating?
Hard chromium plating, as practiced at STI | Hartchrom, is used for protecting machine parts against any and all types of stress. Such stress includes wear due to abrasion and surface pressure, as well as corrosion from the effects of materials, high temperatures, etc. Hard chromium plating also provides these parts with functional characteristics such as non-adhesive qualities, wettability, precision, surface structures, etc.