Xa kuthelekiswa nolwakhiwo lweshishini kwintsimbi engenasici, intsimbi yezonyango idinga ukugcina ukuxhathisa okugqwesileyo emzimbeni womntu, ukunciphisa i-ion zetsimbi, ukutshatyalaliswa, ukuphepha ukubola kwe-intergranular, i-corrosion ye-stress kunye ne-corrosion phenomenon yendawo, ukukhusela ukuphuka okubangelwa kwizixhobo ezifakelwe, qinisekisa ukuba ukhuseleko lwezixhobo ezifakelweyo.