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Chromium-Plated Steel

01/19/2010 4:25 PM

I often use chrome plated steel in creating junk sculptures. Items such as chrome wheel nuts, old sockets, chrome-vanadium spanners etc. I would like to know if the fumes from welding such items can be hazardous. I don't normally wear a respirator for ordinary steel welding (perhaps I should) but are the gases produced by chromium welding prticularly harmful?
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Re: Chromium-Plated Steel

01/19/2010 6:16 PM

You should wear a respirator!

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01/19/2010 6:37 PM

ANSI Z49.1:1999 Safety in Welding, Cutting, and Allied Processes,
A free download from the American Welding Society:
http://www.aws.org/technical/facts/Z49.1-1999-all.pdf
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Re: Chromium-Plated Steel

01/20/2010 8:03 AM

Yes, yes, and double yes. The problem you have to watch for is ionizing the chromium to hexavalent chromium (Cr-VI). You run into this not only in chrome, but in stainless steel. Cr-VI is a listed cause of lung cancer.

But, you ought to think about a respirator if you're doing much junk welding anyway. Lung cancer only kills you, but manganese fumes can cause erectile dysfunction - now that's serious!

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Re: Chromium-Plated Steel

01/20/2010 4:43 PM

Thank you. The purchase of a respirator is imminent.
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01/20/2010 7:39 PM

You may find that those raging headaches go away when you weld.
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Re: Chromium-Plated Steel

01/21/2010 5:32 AM

Yes. Wear a respirator and keep the area well-ventilated, even in Antarctic conditions.

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