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. Nyob rau hauv cov zaub mov thiab kev lag luam kev lag luam, stainless hlau yog siv los tsim cov khoom siv ua kom ua haujlwm, cookware, thiab cutlery. Cov tais diav xws li riam yog ua siv cov qhab nia tsawg dua ntawm cov hlau stainless. Cov qhab nia ntau dua tau siv los ua cov nyiaj ci ci, cov zaub mov noj, kua ntses.