Lub "qib" ntawm cov hlau tsis muaj steel hais txog nws qhov tsis zoo, ua kom ntev thiab kub tsis haum. stainless Qib 304 yog tus qauv "18/8" austenitic stainless; nws yog qhov ntau tshaj plaws thiab feem ntau lug siv stainless hlau, xws li siv rau stainless hlau cia tank. Qib 316 yog tus qauv molybdenum-bearing austenitic qib, tus thib ob stainless hlau rau qhov tseem ceeb rau 304. Qib 316L, qhov qis carbon version ntawm 316, yog cov tshuaj tiv thaiv kom tsis muaj zog heev .Txhais feem ntau tsis muaj qhov sib txawv ntawm qhov tsis sib thooj ntawm 316 thiab 316L.
Stainless hlau kuj hu ua inox hlau los yog inox, nws yog ib qho hlau alloy, nrog ib yam tsawg kawg ntawm 10.5% chromium cov ntsiab lus los ntawm huab hwm coj thiab siab tshaj plaws ntawm 1.2% carbon by loj.