Word: chromiumed
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...substitute for chromium and nickel plating, indium takes a high polish, is resistant to discoloration. Deposited electrolytically, it diffuses with underlying non-ferrous metals to form a protective coating...
This was as plain a warning as the President of a neutral country could give that Turkey would be neither a diplomatic nor a military pushover for the Axis. Turkey was preparing northern defenses. Vital Turkish chromium was being shipped to the United Nations while Hitler paid Turkey in locomotives and rolling stock for the 90,000 tons he hoped to get in 1943.* U.S. Lend-Lease shipments to Turkey were increasing. Soviet Ambassador Sergei Vinogradov was expected soon to return to Ankara. The signs were as clear as Inönü's words...
...Experts estimated that Germany would have to have 150,000 tons of high-grade Turkish chromium in 1943 or the quality of German armor plate would depreciate...
...said there is not enough aluminum. It was said there is not enough chromium. It was said that we do not have enough steel. It was said we cannot produce enough motors...
...Government could collect all the automobiles in used-car lots. The Government could take the iron railings from around yards, balconies and estates. The Government could take the chromium plated and nickel-plated fixtures from homes. If it were done without favoritism, the American people would approve it. More than that, they would applaud...