主要區別——鉻與不鏽鋼
鉻和不鏽鋼是金屬器具或固定裝置生產中使用最廣泛的兩種金屬材料。雖然這兩種材料看起來非常相似,性能相似,但它們卻大不相同。由於這兩種材料的成分差別很大,所以它們在性能和應用方面存在差異。不鏽鋼是一種主要含有鐵、碳和鉻的合金,而鉻是鍍鉻材料,不能被視為合金。這就是鉻和不鏽鋼之間的關鍵區別。
什麼是鉻(chrome)?
鉻是鉻的簡稱,通常指鍍鉻。鍍鉻是通過電鍍在塑料或金屬物體表面鍍上一層鉻層。這種技術用於裝飾和工業用途。在裝飾應用中,它除了增強審美特性外,還加強了物體。最常見的例子之一就是在摩托車側面鍍鉻。活塞桿是鍍鉻工業應用的一個例子。鉻以其光澤和耐腐蝕性而聞名。
什麼是不鏽鋼(stainless steel)?
Stainless steel is an alloy made of steel and chromium; the minimum quantity of chromium is about 10.5% by mass. Stainless steel has some essential and versatile properties such as relatively low cost, high strength, higher resistant to staining, corrosion and rusting as well as its flashier luster. There are three types of industrial grade stainless steel varieties based on their composition; austenitic, martensitic and ferritic. Austenitic is a chromium-nickel-iron alloy (Cr-16% -26% , Ni -6%-22 and a low carbon content), Martensitic is a chromium-iron alloy (Cr-10.5% -17% with some carbon content) and Ferritic is a chromium-iron alloy (Cr- 17%-27% and a low carbon content). Many cooking utensils are made from ferritic type of stainless steel.
鉻(chrome)和不鏽鋼(stainless steel)的區別
成分:
鉻:鉻只含有鉻,它不是合金。
不鏽鋼:不鏽鋼是一種合金,除了鐵和碳外,還含有至少10.5%的鉻。它可能含有鎳,也可能不含鎳。由於鎳是最昂貴的合金元素之一,其使用非常有限。
屬性:
鉻:鉻的高光澤使它更加美觀。然而,鉻材料更容易受到汙垢和汙垢的影響。它比不鏽鋼便宜,但耐用性低。
不鏽鋼:不鏽鋼是一種合金,其耐用性相對高於鉻。此外,它的耐腐蝕性和劃痕性很低,因此,它不會失去光澤,而且很容易保持清潔。然而,它是非常昂貴的,與鉻相比不那麼閃亮。
使用:
Chrome:Solid Chrome(Chrome是唯一的元素)不用於構造對象。相反,它是作為一個薄薄的一層應用於由鋼製成的物體,有時鋁,黃銅,銅,塑料或不鏽鋼。
References: “Stainless Steel or Chrome Kitchen Faucet – What’s Better?” doityourself.com. Retrieved from here “Chrome Plating”. Wikipedia. Retrieved from here “What is stainless steel used for?” BRITISH STAINLESS STEEL ASSOCIATION Retrieved from here Image Courtesy: “Hahn 20cm Stainless Saucepan” by www.cooksandkitchens.co.uk (CC BY 2.0) “1303799” (Public Domain) via Pixbay