• Material Process Fume
• Processes Safety
• Welding & Cutting Hazards

Chromium in Fume

Chromium is an element present in the consumables and parent material of stainless steels, heat-resisting steels, some creep-resisting steels, some high nickel alloys, and armour plate.

It may also be present in some consumables used for hardfacing.

Chromium particulate fume

Chromium is also used as a coating for other materials (such as chrome plating) to give corrosion protection to steel or to give a pleasing aesthetic appearance.

Chromium, as chromate, may also be found as a constituent of some industrial paints.

Welding or cutting materials containing chromium are likely to give chromium compounds in any particulate fume generated by the process.  Whether it presents a significant hazard to health depends on the concentration and the duration of exposure.