Stainless steel ke sehlopha sa ferrous alloys e nang le bonyane ba 11% chromium, motsoako o thibelang tšepe ho rusa hape e fana ka thepa e thibelang mocheso.Mefuta e fapaneng ea tšepe e sa hloekang e kenyelletsa likarolo tsa carbon (ho tloha ho 0.03% ho ea ho tse kholo ho feta 1.00%), naetrojene, aluminium, silicon, sebabole, titanium, nickel, koporo, selenium, niobium le molybdenum.Mefuta e khethehileng ea tšepe e sa hloekang e atisa ho khethoa ka nomoro ea bona ea linomoro tse tharo tsa AISI, mohlala, 304 e sa hloekang.