Stainless hlau yog ib pawg ntawm ferrous alloys uas muaj qhov tsawg kawg nkaus ntawm kwv yees li 11% chromium, ib qho muaj pes tsawg leeg uas tiv thaiv cov hlau los ntawm xeb thiab kuj muab cov khoom cua sov.Ntau hom stainless hlau muaj xws li cov ntsiab lus carbon (los ntawm 0.03% mus rau ntau tshaj 1.00%), nitrogen, aluminium, silicon, sulfur, titanium, npib tsib xee, tooj liab, selenium, niobium, thiab molybdenum.Cov hom tshwj xeeb ntawm cov hlau tsis muaj steel feem ntau raug xaiv los ntawm lawv tus lej AISI peb tus lej, piv txwv li, 304 stainless.