A na-ewere ya dị ka ihe "dị ndụ" n'ihi usoro ntozu okè ya pụrụ iche. Onyunyo na ụda na-agbanwe ka oge na-aga, dabere na ọdịdị nke ihe ahụ, ebe etinyere ya, na oge ihu igwe nke ngwaahịa ahụ gafere. Oge kwụsiri ike site na oxidation ruo maturation bụ ọnwa 12-18 n'ozuzu. Mmetụta corrosion nke mpaghara agaghị abanye n'ime ihe ahụ, nke mere na ígwè ahụ na-etolite oyi akwa nchebe corrosion eke.

Corten steel bụ ọla alloy nwere isi ihe atọ bụ nickel, ọla kọpa na chromium, ma na-enwekarị ọdịnaya carbon nke na-erughị 0.3% site n'ịdị arọ. Agba oroma ya na-adị mfe karị bụ n'ihi ọdịnaya ọla kọpa, bụ nke a na-eji oge nchebe kpuchie ọla kọpa-acha akwụkwọ ndụ akwụkwọ ndụ iji gbochie mmebi.

Enwere ike ịsị na ewu ewu Corten bụ ike ya, ịdịte aka ya, ihe bara uru, na ịma mma ya.Corten Steel nwere ọtụtụ uru, gụnyere nlekọta na ndụ ọrụ. Na mgbakwunye na ike ya dị elu, corten steel bụ nchara na-arụ ọrụ dị ala. N'ihi na Coreten na-eguzogide mmetụta ọjọọ nke mmiri ozuzo, snow, ice, foogu, na ọnọdụ ihu igwe ndị ọzọ site n'ịme mkpuchi na-acha aja aja na-acha aja aja na metal, si otú ahụ na-egbochi ntinye miri emi na iwepụ mkpa agba na nchara dị oké ọnụ ahịa n'ime afọ. N'ikwu ya n'ụzọ dị mfe, nchara nchara, na nchara na-emepụta mkpuchi nchebe

Corten ígwè na-eguzogide mmetụta ọjọọ nke mmiri ozuzo, snow, ice, foogu, na ọnọdụ ihu igwe ndị ọzọ site n'ịme mkpuchi na-acha aja aja na-acha odo odo na elu igwe. Corten steel bụ ụdị nchara nwere phosphorus, ọla kọpa, chromium, nickel na molybdenum agbakwunyere. Alloys ndị a na-eme ka nguzogide corrosion nke ikuku na-eme ka nchara ihu igwe dị mma site n'ịme oyi akwa mkpuchi n'elu ya.

Corten ígwè agaghị agba nchara. N'ihi ihe mejupụtara kemịkalụ ya, ọ na-egosipụta nguzogide dị elu na corrosion ikuku karịa nchara dị nro. Elu igwe ga-agba nchara, na-akpụ oyi akwa nke anyị na-akpọ "patina."

Corten steel bụ ezinụlọ nke igwe dị nro nke nwere ihe ndị ọzọ na-eme ka ọ bụrụ carbon na atom ígwè. Ma ihe ndị a alloying na-enye igwe ihu igwe ka mma na nguzogide corrosion dị elu karịa ọkwa nchara dị nro. Ya mere, a na-ejikarị corten ígwè eme ihe na ngwa n'èzí ma ọ bụ na gburugburu ebe ígwè nkịtị na-achọ nchara.