I-ASTM A479 ecacisiwe ihlanganisa imigoqo yensimbi engagqwali eshisayo nebandayo esetshenzisiwe, kufaka phakathi umjikelezo, isikwele, ne-hexagonal, kanye nobunjwa obushisayo obukhonjiwe, kanye neziteshi eziphakeme ezifana nokwakhiwa kwemithambo ye-boiler nengcindezelo. Amabanga amane ensimbi engenasici ayatholakala, kufaka phakathi i-auntenitic, auntenitic-ferritic, amabanga akhethiwe kanye ne-martensitic. Izakhiwo zemishini, njengamandla ashubile, zithela amandla ezithela, ukunwebeka, kanye nobulukhuni, kuzonqunywa ngezinkamba ezifakwe ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile, ezinomsindo, nokucishwa. Ama-auntenitic ama-stainless angenakushisa aphathwe futhi ahlolwe ngaphansi kokuhlolwa kokugqwala.