Njengezingxenye ezibalulekile ekuxhumekeni kwemishini, ukusebenza kwezixhumi kuncike kakhulu ezintweni ezisetshenzisiwe. Izibophelelo ezenziwe ngezinto ezihlukene zinamandla azo, ukumelana nokugqwala, ukumelana nezinga lokushisa, kanye nezindleko, okuzenza zilungele ukusetshenziswa kwezimboni ezahlukene.
I-Carbon steel iyinto esetshenziswa kakhulu izinsimbi ngenxa yezindleko zayo eziphansi, amandla aphezulu, kanye nokucutshungulwa kalula. Insimbi{{1}yekhabhoni ephansi (efana ne-C1010) ivamise ukusetshenziselwa amabhawudi ajwayelekile namantongomane, anokumelana nokugqwala okuthuthukiswa ngokushisa{3}}i-dip galvanizing noma i-electroplating. Insimbi{5}emaphakathi{5}yekhabhoni (efana ne-C1045) ithola amandla aphakeme ngemva kokucisha nokushisa futhi ifanele izingxenye zesakhiwo. {8}I-carbon steel ephezulu isetshenziswa ezinhlelweni ezikhethekile ezidinga ubulukhuni obuphezulu, kodwa ibonisa ukuqina okuphansi.
Insimbi ye-alloy, ethuthukiswe ukwengezwa kwezinto ezifana ne-chromium, i-molybdenum, ne-nickel, isetshenziswa kakhulu ezinhlelweni ezidinga amandla aphezulu nokumelana nokukhathala, njengezimoto kanye ne-aerospace. Isibonelo, insimbi engu-40Cr, ngemva kokucisha nokushisa, ibonisa amandla amahle kakhulu nokumelana nokugqoka futhi ivamise ukusetshenziswa kuzibophelelo zezinjini nemishini esindayo.
Insimbi engagqwali idume ngokumelana nokugqwala futhi ihlukaniswa ngokuyinhloko ngezinhlobo ezintathu: i-austenitic (efana no-304 no-316), i-martensitic, ne-ferritic. 304 insimbi engagqwali isetshenziswa kakhulu ezimbonini zokudla namakhemikhali ngenxa yokumelana nokugqwala kwayo okuhle kakhulu kanye nokwakheka kwayo{3}, equkethe i-stainless steel chloride, equkethe i-chloride ethuthukisiwe{3}} ukumelana nokugqwala futhi ilungele izindawo zasolwandle. Insimbi engagqwali ye-Martensitic (efana ne-410) inikezela ngebhalansi yamandla nokumelana nokugqwala futhi ivamise ukusetshenziselwa amathuluzi okusika nezinsimbi zokuthwala.
Izinsimbi -ezingezona ayoni njenge-aluminium, ithusi, ne-titanium alloys nazo zinezinhlelo ezithile zokusebenza. Izibophelelo ze-Aluminium alloy azisindi, azikwazi ukugqwala{2}}ziyakwazi ukugqwala, futhi zisebenza kahle kakhulu, okuzenza zifanelekele i-aerospace nezinto zikagesi. Ama-alloys e-Copper (njengethusi) anikezela nge-conductivity enhle kakhulu kanye nokumelana nokugqwala futhi avame ukusetshenziswa ekuxhumekeni kukagesi. Izibophelelo ze-Titanium alloy zinikeza amandla aphezulu,{5}}ukumelana nethempelesha eliphezulu, nokumelana nokugqwala, kodwa zibiza futhi zisetshenziswa ngokuyinhloko kwezokundiza kanye{6}}nemishini yezokwelapha ephezulu.
Kafushane, ukukhethwa kwezinto zokubopha kudinga ukucatshangelwa okuphelele kwezakhiwo zemishini, ukuhambisana kwemvelo, kanye nezindleko-ezisebenza kahle ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nezidingo zezimboni ezahlukene.
