Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo 304 paipu kila kuhili ʻole e like me ke kila wela ʻole i nā lako meaʻai, nā lako kemika maʻamau, a me nā mea hana ʻenehana atomic.
ʻOi aku ka ikaika o ka pale ʻana o ka 304 stainless steel ma mua o ka 200 series stainless steel. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka pale wela kiʻekiʻe, a hiki i 1000-1200 degere. ʻO 304 kila kila maikaʻi loa ka pale ʻana i ka corrosion a me ke kūpaʻa maikaʻi i ka corrosion inter granular.
304 stainless steel i ikaika corrosion kū'ē i loko o ka nitric acid ma lalo o ka paila ana wela me ka mana'o o ≤65%. Loaʻa iā ia ke kūpaʻa corrosion maikaʻi i nā hoʻonā alkaline a me ka hapa nui o nā mea ʻona a me nā waikona inorganic. He kila kila kiʻekiʻe e hiki ke pale aku i ka ʻinoʻino i ka lewa a i ʻole i loko o nā mea hoʻoheheʻe kemika. ʻO ke kila kila ka nani o ka ʻili a me ke kūpaʻa ʻino maikaʻi. ʻAʻole pono e hoʻopaʻa ʻia i ka ʻili e like me ka uhi kala, akā hoʻohana i nā ʻano o ka ʻili o ke kila kila. Hoʻohana ʻia ia i nā ʻano ʻano kila he nui, i kapa ʻia ʻo ke kila kila. ʻO ka hana ʻelele he kila kila kiʻekiʻe e like me 13 chrome steel a me 18-8 chrome nickel steel.