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Chrome steel is the name for any one of a class of non-stainless steels such as AISI 52100, SUJ2, 100Cr6, [1] En31, 100C6, and DIN 5401 which are used for applications such as bearings, tools, drills and utensils. Like stainless steel, chrome steels contain chromium, but do not have the corrosion-resistant properties of stainless steel. [2] It has been made from ferrochrome [3] since it was developed around 1877 by J. B. Boussingault and Henri Aimé Brustlein  [ fr ] of Jacob Holtzer steelworks in Unieux, France. [4]

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References

  1. "AISI E 52100 Steel (100Cr6, SUJ2, UNS G52986)". MatWeb. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
  2. Bearings, Pacamor Kubar (November 1, 2010). "Ball Bearing Steel: 440C Vs. 52100 In A Corrosive Environment". Pacamor Kubar Bearings.
  3. Jeans, James Stephen (1880). Steel: Its History, Manufacture, Properties, and Uses. E. & F.N. Spon. p. 526.
  4. https://pustaka.sttw.ac.id/assets/file/ebook/pdf/EB139.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]