[TheForge] Forging of Chrome plated steel

[Dave Brown]

At 21:14 03/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>At 15:49 03/19/02 -0600, you wrote:
>>Are there any serious risk's involved with forging of Chrome plated metal,
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>Larry,
>
>I've looked around and can't find anything on the web about toxicity 
>problems from chrome.
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>So far, and all jokes aside, it seems that no one here knows any more than 
>you or I do concerning this subject.

After posting my thoughts on forging chrome plated stuff, I had a 
thought:  Ask Bill (my brother-in-law), he's a chemist and worked in a 
heavy metals hazardous waste facility for a while.  He's not an 'expert' o 
the specifics of our concerns about forging chrome plated stuff, but he 
surely knows more than I do on the subject.  So I asked and he replied as 
follows <I added the bold emphasis>:

>Dave,
>
>There is the possibility of some oxides of chrome forming, these would be
>definitely hazardous (as in carcinogenic).  Use adequate ventilation!  Try to
>keep a reducing atmosphere when firing.  I could be crying wolf, but, to be
>on the safe side ,,,,,,,,,,, Good luck.
>
>These are my random thoughts.  Boy, are they random.
>
>Bill

So, it seems from this and from Mike Sweany's post that there is a concern 
here, but that some safety rules will minimize the risk.  In my case, I 
think I'll avoid the risk and those chrome plated 1/4" rods can stay in the 
scrap bin at the machine shop.  1/4"rnd rod is cheap enough when bought 
new, so why risk it?

Dave Brown


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