Ubume obumhlophe obumenyezelayo obugxile kwi-cubic structure yesinyithi, ithambile, i-ductility yesibini emva kwegolide, ingumbhexeshi ogqwesileyo wobushushu kunye nombane;ayisebenzi ngamanzi kunye ne-oksijeni ye-atmospheric, kwaye ijika ibe mnyama xa ibonakaliswe kwi-ozone, i-hydrogen sulfide kunye nesulfure;I-inert kwiiasidi ezininzi kwaye inokunyibilika ngokukhawuleza kwi-dilute nitric acid kunye ne-asidi yesulfuric egxininisiweyo eshushu.I-Hydrochloric acid inokonakalisa umphezulu kwaye inyibilike kwi-alkali hydroxide etyhidiweyo, i-alkali ye-peroxide kunye ne-alkali cyanide emoyeni okanye phambi kwe-oksijini;Uninzi lweetyuwa zesilivere zinobuntununtunu ekukhanyeni kwaye azinyibiliki kwiiasidi ezininzi.