good resistance to water, water vapour, various salt solutions, many organic liquids
very good cold forming, good hot forming, good resistance in natural atmosphere (also sea air) and industrial atmosphere, practically insensitive to stress corrosion cracking
very good machinability, good resistance to fresh water, neutral or alkaline salt solutions, organic compounds and land, sea and industrial atmospheres.
Very good turning and drilling quality (automatic quality), Good machinability
Good machinable, short-chipping drilling and turning quality (free-cutting alloy), Hardenable, Relatively high strength values