Hluav taws kub- cov ntaub qhwv resistant feem ntau yog siv los txhim kho qhov hluav taws kub ntawm cov khoom siv hauv tsev lossis cov cuab yeej siv hluav taws xob; lawv ua haujlwm los ntawm kev tsim cov thermal rwb thaiv tsev thaiv ntawm qhov chaw uas ncua kev cuam tshuam ntawm qhov kub thiab txias ntawm cov qauv hauv qab. Thaum muaj hluav taws kub, cov ntaub qhwv no ua haujlwm zoo tiv thaiv kev hloov pauv cua sov thiab ua rau tus nqi ntawm cov khoom tiv thaiv kom sov, yog li yuav lub sijhawm tseem ceeb rau kev khiav tawm ntawm cov neeg ua haujlwm thiab kev tua hluav taws.
Hauv kev siv cov tswv yim, hluav taws kub- cov ntaub qhwv uas tiv taus yog feem ntau siv rau ntawm cov kab hlau thiab kab, kab txuas, thiab cov qhov cua. Txij li cov hlau poob sai sai thaum qhov kub thiab txias -tej zaum yuav ua rau cov txheej txheem tsis ruaj khov- cov ntaub qhwv no pab tswj kev thauj khoom- cov kabmob muaj peev xwm rau lub sijhawm tshwj xeeb, yog li txo qhov kev pheej hmoo ntawm lub tsev tawg. Rau cov kab hluav taws xob thiab cov kav dej, lawv kuj ua haujlwm kom muaj hluav taws kub los ntawm kev txo qis qhov tshwm sim ntawm cov nplaim taws sib kis raws kab.
Hluav taws kub- cov ntaub qhwv uas tiv taus muaj kev hloov pauv loj ntawm kev teeb tsa thiab kev saib xyuas; lawv tuaj yeem txiav los yog qhwv kom haum rau ntau yam duab thiab kev ua haujlwm ib puag ncig, ua kom pom kev hloov pauv siab. Raws li cov qauv kev ruaj ntseg hauv tsev nce siab, kev siv cov khoom siv no tau nce zuj zus hauv cov chaw tsim khoom, cov tsev lag luam, thiab cov chaw hauv subway, ua rau lawv yog ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm cov kab hluav taws xob muaj kev nyab xeeb.