Kev phais cov cuab yeej tsuas yog tsom rau lawv txoj kev kho corrosion, hardness, tawv thiab nqi-ua hauj lwm zoo, thiab cov khoom yog xaiv raws lawv cov kev ua tau zoo.
Nws yog cov khoom siv hlau nrog hlau raws li lub ntsiab tivthaiv, thiab chromium yog ntxiv rau ua rau cov steel corrosion-resistant. Qhov tsawg kawg nkaus chromium cov ntsiab lus ntawm kwv yees li 10%, tab sis ntxiv rau lwm yam tshuaj lom neeg, xws li nickel, tooj liab lossis molybdenum, tuaj yeem txhim khu kev txhim kho corrosion ntxiv. Stainless cov hlaus hlau corrosion tuaj yeem dav dav lossis ib cheeb tsam, uas yog hu ua pitting corrosion.