chromium coating 34 can also be present on other portions of the spinning ring as the plating process dictates the basis metal forming the base portion 36 of the spinning ring 30 is preferably formed of an alloy steel such as aisi 52100 steel or the like referring now to fig3 and 4 1000 u00d7 sem photographs of crystalline chromium electroplated surfaces on commercially available spinning rings are illustrated the chromium plating illustrated in fig4 is a conventional hard bright chromium plating in accordance with the prior art as seen in fig3 the surface includes a plurality of microcracks which are believed to be formed as a result of the high residual stresses generated in the chromium layer during the electrodeposition process during the operational life of the spinning ring stress concentrations at the microcracks propagate along shear planes causing cracking peeling and or catastrophic failure of the spinning ring 0033 fig4 illustrates a prior art nodular electrodeposited chromium coating on a spinning ring in accordance with previously incorporated by reference u s pat no 5 829 240 the nodular nature of the surface topography decreases the stress concentrations that are typically observed in plating structures having a generally smooth finish and thus the frequency of microcracks is markedly diminished however the nodular chromium coating will typically require a break in period in which the spinning ring will be limited to low speed operation additionally the nodular chromium coating will typically undergo a polishing operation prior to use to reduce the degree of grain.