He keleawe silika ia i loko o ka manganese a me ka nickel.Loaʻa ka ikaika kiʻekiʻe, ke kūpaʻa maikaʻi maikaʻi loa, hiki ke hoʻoikaika ʻia e ka mālama ʻana i ka wela, a hoʻomaikaʻi maikaʻi ʻia kona ikaika a me ka paʻakikī ma hope o ke kinai ʻana a me ka hoʻoulu ʻana.He kiʻekiʻe ka corrosion kū'ē i ka lewa, ka wai hou a me ka wai kai, a he maikai weldability a me ka machinability.