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Is black chrome as strong as white?

I want to use black chrome plated fasteners for motorcycle parts because of matching with other same plated parts including engine.
Is there a problem Quality i.e., strength with black chrome as now we are using White chrome for the same.

Deovrat Saini
motors - Wenling, Zhejiang, China
2005

White chrome is very hard but black chrome is very soft.

Sara Michaeli
Tel-Aviv-Yafo, Israel
2005

Hi, Sara! I think you need to qualify that a bit. Decorative black chromium is perfectly functional as a decorative finish.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
November , 2006

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