Ishidi lensimbi engagqwali le-316 laziwa ngokuqukethwe kwalo okuphezulu kwe-nickel, okuvumela ukubunjwa nokudweba kalula. Leli banga lithandwa kakhulu emakethe ngenxa yokumelana nokugqwala okuphakeme, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa namanye amabanga.
Kwa-GHT Steel, sinikeza amashidi ensimbi engagqwali amnyama namhlophe angu-316 ane-PVC, sisebenzisa amasu avamile athuthukile kanye ne-laser ukuze kuqinisekiswe ikhwalithi engavamile.