Chromium targets have the same properties as chromium metal (Cr). Chromium target is a steel-gray, shiny, hard, and brittle transition metal. In a vacuum, chromium targets can produce relatively stable chromium ion beams, which allows them to be used to make substrates or surface coatings to protect substrates or to make industrial parts that require high oxidation resistance. Chromium targets can also be used to prepare stoichiometric studies of chromium compounds.