Ukukhetha phakathi kwensimbi engagqwali engu-304 nengu-316 kuncike ekusetshenzisweni kwayo kanye nezimo zemvelo. Nazi ezinye zezinto ezibalulekile ezihlukile kanye nokucatshangelwa:

1. Ukumelana nokugqwala:

• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Iqukethe i-molybdenum, ethuthukisa ukumelana kwayo nokugqwala, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ezizungezile i-chloride kanye nolwandle. Ivame ukusetshenziswa ezisetshenziswayo ezidinga ukuthintana namanzi olwandle noma amakhemikhali anamandla.
• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Nakuba inokumelana okuhle nokugqwala, ayimelani nama-chloride njenge-316. Ifaneleka ezinhlosweni eziningi ezijwayelekile kodwa ingagqwala ezindaweni ezinosawoti omningi.

2.Amandla Nokuqina:

• Zombili insimbi engagqwali engu-304 kanye nengu-316 zinezakhiwo ezifanayo zemishini, kodwa i-316 ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengeqinile kancane ngenxa yezinto zayo zokuhlanganisa.

3. Imali ekhokhwayo:

• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Ngokuvamile kushibhile kune-316, okwenza kube ukukhetha okungabizi kakhulu kwezinhlelo zokusebenza eziningi.
• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Kubiza kakhulu ngenxa yokwengezwa kwe-molybdenum, kodwa le ndleko ingathethelelwa ezindaweni lapho kudingeka khona ukumelana nokugqwala okuthuthukisiwe.

4. Isicelo:

• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Ivame ukusetshenziswa emishinini yasekhishini, ekucubunguleni ukudla kanye nasekwakheni okuvamile.
• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Kufanelekela ukusetshenziswa kwasolwandle, ukucutshungulwa kwamakhemikhali, kanye nezimo lapho ukumelana nokugqwala kubaluleke kakhulu.

Ngamafuphi, uma isicelo sakho sihilela izindawo ezinzima, ikakhulukazi lezo eziqukethe usawoti noma amakhemikhali, khona-ke insimbi engagqwali engu-316 ingcono kakhulu. Ukusetshenziswa okuvamile lapho ukumelana nokugqwala kungeyona imfuneko ephezulu, insimbi engagqwali engu-304 ingaba yanele futhi ingabizi kakhulu.