verb
- the process of coating or treating a surface with chromium or chromium compounds to increase hardness, corrosion resistance, or wear resistance
Usage: technical; metallurgy; present participle of chromize
Examples
- The factory specializes in chromizing steel parts for automotive applications.
- Chromizing improves the surface hardness of industrial tools.
- The engineer recommended chromizing the metal components to prevent rust.
- Modern chromizing techniques use electroplating methods.
- After chromizing, the parts showed significantly better wear resistance.