How does chrome differ from stainless steel?

When choosing décor for your business or house, picking the metals can be difficult. Furniture, kitchen and bathroom fixtures, and décor all have different requirements for both aesthetic and durability. One of the most common questions we get is about the difference between chrome and stainless steel. read more

Chrome plated steel, on the other hand, can be made from any sort of metal, including all steels, coated with a layer of chromium to make it shiny and corrosion resistant. However, chrome plating is relatively much more expensive to make than stainless steel. read more

Stainless steel is an alloy (a mixture of two kinds of metal) of steel and chromium. In order for steel to be considered stainless steel, it must have a minimum of 10.5% chromium content by mass. While stainless steel is not, as the name would suggest, 100% stain-proof, it is far more resistant to staining, corrosion, and rust than traditional steel, an iron and carbon alloy. read more

The difference between chrome and stainless steel is that stainless steel is typically made out of a metal alloy without plating (it does contain either nickel or chromium to make it durable), while chrome is made out of a metal core that is plated with a thin chromium overlay. read more