Insimbi ye-Corten iyinsimbi ye-alloy equkethe izinto ezintathu ezibalulekile ze-nickel, ithusi ne-chromium, futhi ngokuvamile inokuqukethwe kwekhabhoni okungaphansi kuka-0.3% ngesisindo. Umbala wawo osawolintshi olula ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yokuqukethwe kwethusi, okuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuhlanganiswe ungqimba oluvikelayo oluyithusi oluluhlaza ukuvimbela ukugqwala.
● Insimbi ye-Corten nayo iyinsimbi enekhabhoni ephansi, kodwa insimbi enekhabhoni ephansi inamandla amancane uma kuqhathaniswa, ishibhile, futhi kulula ukuyakheka; i-carburizing ingathuthukisa ubulukhuni bobuso. Insimbi ye-Corten inokusebenziseka okuhle nokumelana nokushisa okuphezulu nokumelana nokugqwala (kungabizwa ngokuthi "insimbi yokugqwala komkhathi").
● Wonke anethoni efanayo ensundu uma eqhathaniswa nensimbi ethambile. Insimbi emaphakathi izoqala ibe mnyama kancane, kuyilapho i-corten steel izoba yinsimbi futhi icwebezele.
● Ngokungafani nensimbi engagqwali, engagqwali nhlobo, i-corten steel i-oxidize phezu kwendawo kuphela futhi ayingeni ekujuleni ngaphakathi, ibe nezinto zokugqwala ezifanayo njengethusi noma i-aluminium; Insimbi engagqwali ayimelani nensimbi njenge-corten steel, nakuba ama-alloys ensimbi engagqwali angakwazi ukusetshenziselwa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezingokwezifiso. Ingaphezulu layo alifani nelensimbi ye-corten.
● Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izinsimbi, i-corten steel idinga ukunakekelwa okuncane kakhulu noma akukho nhlobo. Ibukeka iyithusi yodwa futhi yinhle futhi.
Intengo yensimbi ye-Corten icishe iphindwe kathathu kunepuleti lensimbi eliphansi elivamile, kodwa kamuva izindleko zokunakekelwa ziphansi, futhi ukumelana kwayo nokugqoka kuphezulu, endaweni yensimbi ukuze kwakhiwe ungqimba lwe-oxide ensundu emnyama ukumelana nemvula, iqhwa, iqhwa, inkungu nezinye izimo zezulu zomphumela wokugqwala, kungavimbela ukungena okujulile, ngaleyo ndlela kuqede upende kanye neminyaka yokugqwala okubizayo kwezidingo zokuvikela zokuvikela.