Chromium

A piece of chromium Chrome, also called Chromium, was a metal element, both rare and precious, that served as a currency and a plating material for starships. A Naboo custom dictated that a chromium-plated ship indicated the presence of royalty. Padmé Amidala continued to use ships completely covered in chromium, even after her time as the Queen of Naboo had concluded. It was extracted from one of Naboo's moons. The Jedi Knight Charlin Plaka's lightsaber hilt was constructed from chromium.

A chromium and titanium alloy was often a necessity in hyperdrive systems to withstand the stresses of interdimensional shifts. In its pure form, chromium could disrupt communications.

The armor of Captain Phasma of the First Order had a chromium coating. This chromium was reclaimed from a Naboo yacht that Emperor Palpatine once owned. The reflective properties of the armor's polished surface offered protection against certain harmful radiations and made it resistant to blaster fire. Phasma's blaster rifle also featured a chromium coating. Lando Calrissian possessed a pair of SE-14r light repeating blasters that had brushed chromium plating.

During the Iron Blockade, Brask, a Trandoshan who ran a requisitions depot on Burnin Konn in the Anoat sector, accepted chromium in exchange for specific items in his inventory.

Despite appearing gold-like, C-3PO's exterior was actually finished with chromium.

The Libertine's streamlined hull incorporated chromium detailing.