is it possible to chrome these

im thinking less likely you could do it. but just asking

 

If they are mild steel,no problem.

 

what's mild steel?

 

yes , if it's steel they can be chromed. they would have to be stripped of all the parts first. however , i'm not a big fan of chroming A-arms , there is a thing called hydrogen imbridlement (sp?)


since they are under a full fendered car , i would look into powder painting them with Chrome paint...i have seen that done on chassis parts, and from 3 feet away you can't tell the differnce

 

Uh, is there something wrong with the way they look now, just asking.

 

Those are for bags, huh? Look pretty kool-will you be chroming the whole set-up (tank, fittings, etc.) And I gotta ask-what year Impala?

 

Yes you can chrome plate them. Those are not heat treated, hydrogen embrittlement is considered only a problem for heat treated high strength steel. The general rule is Rockwell C of 30 or higher requires an embrittlement relief bake. Your suggested parts are not heat treated, they are "mild steel" or "low alloy" steel that is formed and welded. I doubt they even have a post weld stress relief. Both can be chrome plated if you have the desire to do so.

 

Hydrogen embrittlement is only a problem in parts that have been hardened.
A arms are not hardened.
We do suspension and steering parts for Dragsters all the time.
Never have a problem.
We bake hardened pieces to stop embrittlement.

 

Actually the comment on powder coat offers a good option, and that mirrachrome appears to be getting better, now that Alsa appear to have developed the system.
So there are plenty of good looking functional options.

 

We've "skirted" hydrogen embrittlement issues where I work - It is NOT limited to MEDIUM and HIGH carbon steels. Those are just more suseptible - low carbon steel - especially weldments can be suseptible to hydrogen embrittlement. Keep in mind Hydrogen Embrittlement is a phenomenon - no one totally understands it. Poor chroming practices may also induce hydrogen - good platers will not.

Here's some text I cut and pasted off the net on the subject:

Hydrogen Embrittlement Failures

Tensile stresses, susceptible material, and the presence of hydrogen are necessary to cause hydrogen embrittlement. Residual stresses or externally applied loads resulting in stresses significantly below yield stresses can cause cracking. Thus, catastrophic failure can occur without significant deformation or obvious deterioration of the component.
Very small amounts of hydrogen can cause hydrogen embrittlement in high strength steels. Common causes of hydrogen embrittlement are pickling, electroplating and welding, however hydrogen embrittlement is not limited to these processes.
Hydrogen embrittlement is an insidious type of failure as it can occur without an externally applied load or at loads significantly below yield stress. While high strength steels are the most common case of hydrogen embrittlement all materials are susceptible.

 

there is a shop in Fargo that can chrome basically anything (all metals, plastic, etc) with a new system of electrostatic transfer, where there is no tank dipping involved. PM me if you want their number.