Stainless hlau yog ib qho alloy ntawm cov hlau uas tiv taus xeb. Nws muaj tsawg kawg yog 11% chromium thiab tej zaum yuav muaj cov ntsiab lus xws li carbon, lwm yam tsis yog lwm yam kom tau lwm yam uas xav tau. Stainless hlau qhov tsis kam rau corrosion tau los ntawm cov chromium, uas ua cov yeeb yaj kiab passive uas tuaj yeem tiv thaiv cov khoom thiab kho tus kheej nyob rau hauv lub xub ntiag ntawm oxygen.
Lub tshuab hluav taws xob stainless hlau yog cov khoom ntawm kev xaiv rau nqa cov tshuaj corrosive lossis cov roj av, tshwj xeeb yog qhov kev ntsuas siab, siab dua ib puag ncig muaj kev koom tes. Raws li qhov tshwm sim ntawm kev ua kom zoo nkauj ntawm cov hlau stainless, cov yeeb nkab feem ntau siv hauv cov ntawv thov archectural.