Ukukhetha phakathi kuka-304 no-316 insimbi engagqwali kuncike ekusetshenzisweni okukhethekile nezimo zemvelo. Nakhu okuhlukile okubalulekile nokucatshangelwa:

1. Ukumelana nokugqwala:

• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Iqukethe i-molybdenum, ethuthukisa ukumelana kwayo nokugqwala, ikakhulukazi endaweni ye-chloride neyolwandle. Ivamise ukusetshenziswa ezinhlelweni ezidinga ukuthintana namanzi olwandle noma amakhemikhali anokhahlo.
• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Nakuba inokumelana nokugqwala okuhle, ayimelani nama-chloride njengo-316. Ifanele ukusetshenziswa kwezinhloso ezijwayelekile eziningi kodwa ingagqwala ezindaweni ezinosawoti omningi.

2.Amandla Nokuqina:

• Kokubili i-304 kanye ne-316 insimbi engagqwali inezakhiwo ezifanayo zomshini, kodwa i-316 ngokuvamile ibhekwa njengenamandla kancane ngenxa yezakhi zayo ze-alloying.

3. Izimali:

• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Ngokuvamile kungabizi kakhulu kune-316, okwenza kube ukukhetha okubiza kakhulu ezinhlelweni eziningi.
• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Ibiza kakhulu ngenxa yokwengezwa kwe-molybdenum, kodwa lezi zindleko zingathethelelwa ezindaweni lapho kudingeka ukumelana nokugqwala okuthuthukisiwe.

4. Isicelo:

• 304 Insimbi Engagqwali: Okuvame ukusetshenziswa emishini yekhishi, ukucubungula ukudla kanye nokwakhiwa okujwayelekile.
• 316 Insimbi Engagqwali: Ilungele ukusetshenziswa olwandle, ukucubungula amakhemikhali, kanye nezindawo lapho ukumelana nokugqwala kubalulekile.

Kafushane, uma isicelo sakho sibandakanya izindawo ezinokhahlo, ikakhulukazi lezo eziqukethe usawoti noma amakhemikhali, insimbi engagqwali engu-316 iyisinqumo esingcono. Ngokusetshenziswa okuvamile lapho ukumelana nokugqwala kungeyona imfuneko ephezulu, insimbi engagqwali engu-304 ingase yanele futhi ingabizi kakhulu.