Chemical Stability of Chromium Carbide and Chromium Nitride Powders Compared with Chromium Metal in Synthetic Biological Solutions

Table 1

Bulk composition (wt%) of different chromium-based test items.

Test item	Cr	Fe	C	N	Si	Al	O
Cr	>99.75	0.07	0.012	—	0.025	—	0.045
Cr-C	balance	0.077	10.1	0.007	0.021	0.015	0.075
Cr-N	balance	0.04	0.006	8.2	0.013	<0.003	0.15