Corten steel yog cov hlau uas phosphorus, tooj liab, chromium thiab nickel molybdenum tau ntxiv. Cov alloys no txhim kho atmospheric corrosion kuj ntawm Corten steel los ntawm kev tsim cov txheej txheem tiv thaiv ntawm qhov chaw. Nws poob rau hauv qeb ntawm kev txo lossis tshem tawm kev siv cov xim pleev xim, primers lossis pleev xim rau ntawm cov ntaub ntawv los tiv thaiv xeb. Thaum raug rau ib puag ncig, cov hlau tsim ib txheej tooj liab-ntsuab cia-tiv thaiv cov hlau los ntawm corrosion. Yog vim li cas cov hlau no hu ua corten steel.
Nyob rau hauv txoj cai ib puag ncig, corten steel yuav tsim ib tug adherent, tiv thaiv xeb "slurry" uas inhibits ntxiv corrosion. Corrosion tus nqi yog tsawg heev uas txuas hniav tsim los ntawm unpainted corten steel yuav ua tau ib tug tsim lub neej ntawm 120 xyoo nrog nominal txij nkawm.
Corten steel muaj tus nqi saib xyuas qis, lub neej ua haujlwm ntev, muaj zog practicability, kub tsis kam thiab corrosion kuj. Tsis zoo li stainless hlau, nws tsis xeb kiag li. Weathering steel tsuas muaj oxidation nto thiab tsis nkag mus tob rau hauv sab hauv. Nws muaj cov khoom tiv thaiv corrosion ntawm tooj liab lossis txhuas. Sij hawm dhau mus, nws tau them nrog patina-xim xim los tiv thaiv corrosion; sab nraum zoov hniav nyiaj hniav kub ua los ntawm corten steel yog zoo nkauj, ruaj, thiab yuav tsum tau saib xyuas me ntsis.