Chrome steel
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Chrome Steel is a rarely used historical or alternative name for Stainless Steel
The term has been used in used in both the original 1933 version, as well as the 2005 remake, of King Kong. When Kong is brought to New York, he is chained with this metal on stage. The impression given by the movie is that the "Chrome Steel" has some unique properties of having a higher tensile strength than "normal steel" which is incorrect. The chromium component of chrome steel would only provide some corrosion resistance. Higher tensile strength steels are created by the addition of carbon.
