# Chromium

Pyanodons item · internal name `chromium` · stack size 100 · first craftable in tier 1 (pY science pack 1, [tier 1](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tier/1.md))
HTML page: https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium/

## Produced by (5 recipes)

### Chromium (`chromium-01`)

- 5 s · tier 1
- Ingredients: 15 × [Chromite sand](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromite-sand.md), 3 × [Limestone](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/limestone.md), 150 × [Carbon dioxide](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/carbon-dioxide.md), 1 × [Sand casting](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sand-casting.md)
- Results: 5 × [Chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium.md)
- Made in: Casting unit MK 01, Casting unit MK 01 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 02, Casting unit MK 02 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 03, Casting unit MK 03 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 04, Casting unit MK 04 (Legacy)
- Unlocked by: [Chromium processing - Stage 1](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/chromium-mk01.md)

### Chromium (`chromium-02`)

- 4 s · tier 5
- Ingredients: 100 × [Molten chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/molten-chromium.md), 1 × [Sand casting](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sand-casting.md)
- Results: 25 × [Chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium.md)
- Made in: Casting unit MK 01, Casting unit MK 01 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 02, Casting unit MK 02 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 03, Casting unit MK 03 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 04, Casting unit MK 04 (Legacy)
- Unlocked by: [Chromium processing - Stage 3](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/chromium-mk03.md)

### Chromium (`hotair-chromium-02`)

- 4 s · tier 5
- Ingredients: 100 × [Molten chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/molten-chromium.md), 1 × [Sand casting](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sand-casting.md), 50 × [Hot air](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/hot-air.md)
- Results: 32 × [Chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium.md)
- Made in: Casting unit MK 01, Casting unit MK 01 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 02, Casting unit MK 02 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 03, Casting unit MK 03 (Legacy), Casting unit MK 04, Casting unit MK 04 (Legacy)
- Unlocked by: [Chromium processing - Stage 3](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/chromium-mk03.md)

### Breed chromium (`pa-chromium`)

- 15 s · tier 5
- Ingredients: 10 × [Iron plate](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/iron-plate.md), 1 × [Proton receiver](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/proton-receiver.md)
- Results: 10 × [Chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium.md), 0.3 × [Crystallographic substrate](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/crystallographic-substrate.md) (30% chance)
- Made in: Particle accelerator MK 01, Particle accelerator MK 02, Particle accelerator MK 03, Particle accelerator MK 04
- Unlocked by: [Nucleosynthesis](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/nucleo.md)

### Chromium rejects (`chromium-rejects`)

- 5 s · tier 5
- Ingredients: 100 × [Prepared chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/prepared-chromium.md)
- Results: 50 × [Chromium rejects](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/chromium-rejects.md), 10 × [Chromium](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium.md)
- Made in: Centrifuge, Centrifuge MK 01, Centrifuge MK 02, Centrifuge MK 03, Centrifuge MK 04
- Unlocked by: [Gold processing](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/tech/gold.md)

## Used in (49 recipes)

- Long-handed inserter (`long-handed-inserter`, tier 1) → [Long-handed inserter](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/long-handed-inserter.md)
- Medium electric pole (`medium-electric-pole`, tier 1) → [Medium electric pole](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/medium-electric-pole.md)
- Acetic acid (`acetic-acid`, tier 2) → [Acetic acid](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/acetic-acid.md)
- Diesel (`aromatics-2-diesel2`, tier 2) → [Diesel](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/diesel.md)
- Drill head (`drill-head`, tier 2) → [Drill head](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/drill-head.md)
- Drill head (`drill-head-2`, tier 2) → [Drill head](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/drill-head.md)
- Heavy oil (`bitumen-to-heavy-oil`, tier 2) → [Heavy oil](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/heavy-oil.md)
- Nichrome (`nichrome`, tier 2) → [Nichrome](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nichrome.md)
- Syngas (`naphtha-to-syngas`, tier 2) → [Syngas](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/syngas.md)
- Tar extractor MK 01 (`tar-extractor-mk01`, tier 2) → [Tar extractor MK 01](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/tar-extractor-mk01.md)
- Tin chromium alloy (`sncr-alloy`, tier 2) → [Tin chromium alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sncr-alloy.md)
- Batteries from NaS (`nas-battery`, tier 4) → [Battery](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/battery-mk01.md)
- Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Special Alloy (`crmoni`, tier 4) → [Chromium Molybdenum Nickel Special Alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/crmoni.md)
- Dowfroth 250 (`dowfroth-250`, tier 4) → [Dowfroth 250](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/dowfroth-250.md)
- Fast splitter (`fast-splitter`, tier 4) → [Fast splitter](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/fast-splitter.md)
- Fast underground belt (`fast-underground-belt`, tier 4) → [Fast underground belt](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/fast-underground-belt.md)
- Fatty Acids (`fatty-acids`, tier 4) → [Fatty Acids](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/fatty-acids.md)
- Ferrochrome (`fecr-alloy`, tier 4) → [Ferrochrome](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/fecr-alloy.md)
- Nylon (`nylon`, tier 4) → [Nylon](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/nylon.md)
- Vinyl Acetate (`vinyl-acetate`, tier 4) → [Vinyl Acetate](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/vinyl-acetate.md)
- Acrolein (`acrolein2`, tier 5) → [Acrolein](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/acrolein.md)
- Breed molybdenum (`pa-molybdenum`, tier 5) → [Molybdenum plate](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/molybdenum-plate.md)
- Chromium mine (`chromium-mine`, tier 5) → [Chromium mine](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/chromium-mine.md)
- Cobalt chromium alloy (`crco-alloy`, tier 5) → [Cobalt chromium alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/crco-alloy.md)
- Cobalt chromium alloy (`hotair-crco-alloy`, tier 5) → [Cobalt chromium alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/crco-alloy.md)
- Paramagnetic material (`paramagnetic-material`, tier 5) → [Paramagnetic material](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/paramagnetic-material.md)
- Plastic bar (`plastic3`, tier 5) → [Plastic bar](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/plastic-bar.md)
- Prepared nickel solution (`nickel-prepared-solution`, tier 5) → [Prepared nickel solution](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/nickel-prepared-solution.md)
- Propeptides (`propeptides`, tier 5) → [Propeptides](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/propeptides.md)
- Refined syngas (`refined-natural-gas-to-refsyngas`, tier 5) → [Refined syngas](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/refsyngas.md)
- Resveratrol (`resveratrol`, tier 5) → [Resveratrol](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/resveratrol.md)
- Sand extractor MK 01 (`sand-extractor`, tier 5) → [Sand extractor MK 01](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/sand-extractor.md)
- Tin slime (`tin-slime`, tier 5) → [Tin slime](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/tin-slime.md)
- Vanadium concentrate (`vanadium-concentrate`, tier 5) → [Vanadium concentrate](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/vanadium-concentrate.md)
- Ammonia (`ammonia2`, tier 6) → [Ammonia](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/ammonia.md)
- Methanol (`oleo-methanol`, tier 6) → [Methanol](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/methanol.md)
- Mother Liquor (`mother-liquor-prime`, tier 6) → [Mother Liquor](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/mother-liquor.md)
- Basolite C300 (`flo`, tier 7) → [Basolite C300](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/flo.md)
- Breed vanadium (`pa-vanadium`, tier 7) → [Vanadium pentoxide](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/vanadium-oxide.md)
- Convert oleochemicals to heavy oil (`heavy-oleo`, tier 7) → [Heavy oil](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/heavy-oil.md)
- Convert petroleum gas to refined syngas (`petgas-to-refsyngas`, tier 7) → [Refined syngas](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/refsyngas.md)
- Ethyl mercaptan (`ethyl-mercaptan-2`, tier 7) → [Ethyl mercaptan](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/ethyl-mercaptan.md)
- Nickel Carbonyl (`nickel-carbonyl`, tier 7) → [Nickel Carbonyl](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/nickel-carbonyl.md)
- Sulfuric acid (`sulfuric-petgas`, tier 7) → [Sulfuric acid](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/sulfuric-acid.md)
- Super alloy (`hotair-super-alloy`, tier 7) → [Super alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/super-alloy.md)
- Super alloy (`super-alloy`, tier 7) → [Super alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/super-alloy.md)
- Titanium cobalt chromium alloy (`ticocr-alloy`, tier 7) → [Titanium cobalt chromium alloy](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/ticocr-alloy.md)
- Bithiophene (`bt`, tier 8) → [Bithiophene](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/item/bt.md)
- Drilling fluid (type 4) (`drilling-fluid-3`, tier 9) → [Drilling fluid (type 4)](https://factorio.kalzumeus.com/fluid/drilling-fluid-3.md)