Kowiri tira waea mata (ka kiia hoki he kakahu waea, he papanga waea ranei) he roa, he mea whakarewa he mea raranga, he mea paiherea ranei mai i nga waea kowiri tira teitei (tohu noa: 304/304L, 316/316L, 310S). E whakaatu ana i nga kohao rite, kaha tensile teitei, me te ātete pai ki te waikura, waikawa, kawakore, me te wera nui.