I-800H ayikwazi ukugqwala ezinhlotsheni eziningi zemidiya. Okuqukethwe kwayo okuphezulu kwe-nickel kuyenze yaba nezakhiwo ezinhle zokuqhekeka kokumelana nokugqwala esimweni sokugqwala kwamanzi. Okuqukethwe kwe-chromium ephezulu kuyenze yamelana kangcono ne-pitting kanye nokuqhekeka kokugqwala kwe-crevice. Le alloy ingamelana ne-nitric acid ne-organic acid, kodwa ayilungile kangako ku-sulfuric acid ne-hydrochloric acid.
I-800H inokumelana nokugqwala okuhle kukho kokubili i-oxidation kanye nosawoti onga-oxidizing, kodwa mhlawumbe i-pitting encane ku-halide, kanye nezakhiwo ezinhle kakhulu engxubeni yamanzi, intuthu, umusi, umoya nesikhutha.