Icyuma cya Corten nicyuma kivanze kirimo ibintu bitatu byingenzi nikel, umuringa na chromium, kandi mubisanzwe bifite karubone iri munsi ya 0.3% kuburemere. Ibara ryacyo rya orange ryoroheje riterwa ahanini nibirimo umuringa, mugihe cyigihe gitwikiriwe numuringa-icyatsi kibisi urinda ruswa.
Steel Icyuma cya Corten nacyo ni icyuma gito cya karubone, ariko ibyuma bya karuboni nkeya bifite imbaraga nke ugereranije, bihendutse, kandi byoroshye gukora; carburizing irashobora kunoza ubukana. Ibyuma bya Corten bifite imbaraga nziza kandi birwanya ubushyuhe bwinshi no kurwanya ruswa (bishobora kwitwa "ibyuma byangiza ikirere").
● Bose bafite ijwi ryijimye ugereranije nicyuma cyoroheje. Icyuma cyoroheje kizatangira cyijimye gato, mugihe ibyuma bya corten bizaba bimwe mubyuma kandi birabagirana.
● Bitandukanye nicyuma kidafite ingese, kidashobora kwangirika na gato, ibyuma bya corten bihindura hejuru gusa kandi ntabwo byinjira imbere imbere, bifite ibintu byangirika nkumuringa cyangwa aluminium; Ibyuma bitagira umuyonga ntabwo byihanganira nkibyuma bya corten, nubwo ibyuma bidashobora kwangirika bishobora gukoreshwa mubikorwa byabigenewe. Ubuso bwabwo ntabwo bwihariye nkubw'icyuma cya corten.
Ugereranije nibindi byuma, ibyuma bya corten bisaba bike cyane cyangwa ntibibungabungwe. Ifite isura ya bronzed yonyine kandi nayo ni nziza.
Igiciro cyicyuma cya Corten gikubye inshuro eshatu isahani isanzwe yicyuma gike, ariko nyuma igiciro cyo kuyitaho ni gito, kandi imyambarire yacyo irakabije, hejuru yicyuma kugirango habeho urwego rwijimye rwijimye rwijimye kugirango urwanye imvura, shelegi, urubura, igihu nibindi bihe byikirere bigira ingaruka mbi, birashobora kubuza kwinjira cyane, bityo bikuraho irangi hamwe nimyaka myinshi yo gukenera ingese zikenewe zo kubungabunga.