ʻO ka kila stiinless he'āpana hao o ka hao e paleʻia ana i ka wikiwiki. Aia ma ka liʻiliʻi he 11% chromium a loaʻa paha i nā mea e like me ke carbon, nā mea'ē aʻe a me nā mentals'ē aʻe a me nā metala'ē aʻe e loaʻa ai nā waiwai'ē aʻe. ʻO ke kū'ēʻana o ka ceraelless i nā hualoaʻa i nā huapalapala mai ka chromium, kahi e hana ai i ke kiʻi kiʻi e hiki ai ke pale i keʻano o ka oxygen.
ʻO kēia kūpono e lilo i'āpana o kahi'ōnaehana no ka laweʻana i nā wai (aila, nā mea palekana a me ka lōʻihi.