Chromium is resistant to attack by nitric acid, but corrodes quickly in hydrochloric and other acid chloride solutions. Tin is often recommended as a bearing surface for lubricated sliding or rotating surfaces against a variety of materials including chromium, cast iron and steel. Electrodeposited pure nickel has some outstanding properties that cause it to be specified for many new and rebuild engineering applications. It is soft, ductile, machinable, and dense and can be applied to thicknesses of 100 mils. Electroplated nickel deposits exhibit good salt spray corrosion resistance and have excellent fretting corrosion resistance against steel.
Deposits can have very low internal stresses.