Thread: When was chrome moly first used in frames?
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Old 03-23-13, 11:16 AM
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An interesting connection is that chromoly steel tubing made superheated steam boilers and turbines possible/safe/reliable (on land and sea). Stainless steel based on chromoly steels did the same for jet engines and later, knives.
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