Ferrochrome shine mafi mahimmancin kayan aiki don samar da bakin karfe, galibi ana amfani da shi wajen samar da bakin karfe, ƙarfe mai ɗaukar ƙwallo, ƙarfe na kayan aiki, ƙarfe mai nitriding, ƙarfe mai ƙarfi da zafi, ƙarfe mai jure zafi, ƙarfe mai kauri da ƙarfe mai jure hydrogen, wannan ya faru ne saboda chromium a cikin bakin karfe yana taka muhimmiyar rawa wajen tantance halayen bakin karfe na abu ɗaya ne kawai, wanda shine chromium, kowane bakin karfe dole ne ya ƙunshi wani adadin chromium.
Ana amfani da ferrochrome mai ƙarancin microcarbon wajen samar da bakin ƙarfe, ƙarfe mai jure acid da ƙarfe mai jure zafi. Hanyoyin narkewa sun haɗa da hanyar zafi ta electro-silicon da hanyar haɗa zafi. Kamfanonin samar da ferrochrome mai ƙarancin microcarbon ta hanyar zafi ta silicon na lantarki, amfani da tanderu na lantarki, da ferrochrome foda mai kyau, lemun tsami, silicon chrome gami da sauran kayan masarufi, ta hanyar narkewa da tacewa, don samun adadin chromium na ferrochrome na microcarbon kusan kashi 60%.
