I don't know why, but this is really intersting to me. How about polished stainless steel? Would that be too brittle?
I spoke to a few fellow chrome shops in the area and they said it a different method that they usually do for leaf springs and that they hold up very well. Something tells me that their hand is sticking out further than the truth. I think I might hold the cash back and take the little woman out somewhere nice. And the luck I've been having lately, I'll probably chip the chrome putting them on anyways.
ps. U.E. - I'm not sure if they make stainless sidecar leaf springs, if they do, their probably a fortune. As for the clamps, I will end up chroming these for the contrast of color. (chrome stands out a hair more than stainless) yeah yeah I know gettin' picky
If you want somthing that looks real good try BLACK crome
Ron
I saw this on another list and thought you might want to see it. Ben.
During the plating process hydrogen is formed in the steel, if the part isn't treated witht that second op soon after plating the hydrogen will make itself a permanent part of the parts crystline structure making it brittle.
So, after being plated it is baked for a certain amount of time at certain temp and this relievs the steel of the hydrogen. I am not an expert on this I just so happened to read about this for school recently.
Here's a URL to a site that goes in to way more detail:
http://www.amzmfg.com/news/technews_archive.asp?Title=Hydrogen+Embrittlement+Basics
Thanks op200. Were becoming chemists overnight. The chrome shop said that then put the plating on thinner and there is more buffing required. Too much for me. I'll stick with what I'm good at, real estate. Thanks again for the update.
