Palepa keleawe e pili ana i ka electrolytic copper, zinc a me nā mea hoʻoheheʻe e like me kāna mea maka, ma o ka hana ʻana e ka ingot, ka ʻōwili wela, ka ʻōwili anuanu, ka mālama wela, ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i ka ʻili, ka ʻoki ʻana, ka hoʻopau ʻana, a laila hoʻopili. Ka hana ʻana o nā mea hana, plasticity, mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, performance and good tin.