Hōʻike huahana:
ʻO ke kūpaʻa ʻino o ke kila kila ma muli o kona ʻano huila (Cr, Ni, Ti, Si, Al, Mn, etc.) a me kona ʻano hoʻonohonoho kūloko.
Wahi a ke ʻano hana o ka ʻōwili wela a me ka ʻōwili anuanu ʻelua ʻano, e like me nā ʻano kiko o ke ʻano kila ua māhele ʻia i 5 mau ʻano: ʻano austenite, ʻano austenite-ferrite, ʻano ferrite, ʻano martensite, ʻano paʻakikī o ka ua.
ʻO ka ili o ka pā kila kila, he kiʻekiʻe ka plasticity, ka paʻakikī a me ka ikaika mechanical, ke kū'ē i ka waikawa, ke kinoea alkaline, ka hoʻonā a me nā mea ʻino ʻē aʻe.He kila kila ʻaʻole hiki ke ʻōpala.