Hoʻomaʻamaʻa ʻia nā ʻāpana kila chrome molybdenum a pau e like me ka ASTM A387, e kuhikuhi pū ana i nā pae liʻiliʻi a me nā pae kiʻekiʻe o kēia mau mea i ke kila: Kemika o Carbon, Manganese, Phosphorus, Sulfur, Silicon, Chromium, Molybdenum, Nickel, Vanadium koi, columbium, boron, nitrogen, aluminika, titanium. Pono nā papa A387 e hoʻāʻo i ka huahana, kemika a me ka tensile (i kākau ʻia ma ka MTC a i ʻole ka palapala hōʻike mea waiwai) - pono e hoʻokō i nā koi kikoʻī no ka ikaika tensile, ka ikaika a me ka elongation.