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PLATING
Have you seen some nice shiny hubcaps lately? I guess you should be thanking chromium for that shine. Chromium is used in plating of all types from hubcaps to bumpers and grills.
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TRACE ELEMENT
While you aren't shiny, you body needs trace amounts of chromium to survive. Plants use the element in its compounds too.
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EMERALDS
Expensive gems such as emeralds have small amounts of chromium in their crystal lattice structure. Many other minerals also have small amounts of the element.
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ALLOYS
You might have chrome on the outside, but small amounts of chromium are mixed with other metals to form new alloys. Aluminum alloys and stainless steel all use small amounts of the element.
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PAINTS AND DYES
Isn't chromium a useful little element. You'll also see it in the chemical makeup of many paints and dyes used for fabrics. Many artists and painters are very familiar with chromium oxide.
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