Laminated chromium plating layers having superior wear resistance and fatigue strength

A lamination of chromium plating layers formed on a surface of a base body to be plated, the lamination comprises:

• a plurality of high hardness chromium plating layers;
• a plurality of low hardness chromium plating layers with hardness lower than that of the high hardness chromium plating layers, each high hardness chromium plating layer being formed upon each low hardness chromium plating layer to provide the lamination of an alternating high hardness chromium plating and low hardness chromium plating layer;
• and
• wherein each high hardness chromium plating layer has a thickness greater than that of each low hardness chromium plating layer.