Chrome steel is one of a class of non stainless

steel Steel is an alloy made up of iron with added carbon to improve its strength and fracture resistance compared to other forms of iron. Many other elements may be present or added. Stainless steels that are corrosion- and oxidation-resistant ty ...

s such as AISI 52100, En31, SUJ2, 100Cr6, 100C6, DIN 5401 which are used for applications such as bearings, tools, drills and utensils.

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The term was used in both the original 1933 version, as well as the 2005 remake, of '' King Kong''. When Kong is brought to New York City, he is chained with this metal on stage. The impression given by the film from Carl Denham to the audience is that the "chrome steel" has some unique properties of having a higher tensile strength than "normal

" which is incorrect. Higher tensile strength steels are created by the addition of carbon. True to this deceptive description, King Kong breaks free anyway (in both versions). The term was also used in the ''

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'' episode "

A Private Little War "A Private Little War" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek''. Written by Gene Roddenberry, based on a story by Don Ingalls (under the pseudonym Jud Crucis), and directed b ...

," where the guns introduced to the primitive villagers by the

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s were fashioned with a chrome steel drill point. Billy Joel used the term "chromium steel" in his song "Allentown" from "The Nylon Curtain" album (1982). {{Authority control Steels