Stainless hlau yog ib hom khoom ze rau lub iav ci ci. Nws muaj kev kov thiab mob khaub thuas. Nws belongs rau ntau avant-garde zoo nkauj khoom. Nws muaj zoo heev corrosion kuj, formability, compatibility thiab toughness. Nws yog dav siv nyob rau hauv kev lag luam hnyav, kev lag luam hauv lub teeb, txhua yam khoom siv hauv tsev thiab kev tsim kho vaj tsev.
Stainless acid-resistant hlau yog luv rau stainless hlau. Nws muaj stainless hlau thiab hlau-resistant hlau. Nyob rau hauv luv luv, cov hlau uas muaj peev xwm tiv thaiv atmospheric corrosion yog hu ua stainless hlau, thiab cov hlau uas muaj peev xwm tiv thaiv chemical corrosion yog hu ua acid-resistant hlau. Feem ntau hais lus, stainless hlau nrog Wcr ntau tshaj 12% muaj cov yam ntxwv ntawm stainless hlau. Raws li lub microstructure ntawm cua sov kho stainless hlau, nws muaj peev xwm yuav muab faib ua tsib pawg: ferritic stainless hlau, martensitic stainless hlau, austenitic stainless hlau, austenitic ferritic stainless hlau thiab precipitated carbide stainless hlau.