Izikulufu zokuzibhoboza ziyizingxenye eziyisisekelo zemishini ezinesidingo esikhulu. Ngokuvamile asetshenziswa kumabhawudi, izikulufu, ama-rivets, njll., ngokuphepha noma ezindaweni ezinokhahlo noma ezinye izimo eziyingozi lapho izinga lokushisa lingeyona into ekhathazayo.
Izinto ezijwayelekile zezikulufu zokuzibhoboza zifaka insimbi ye-carbon, insimbi ene-alloy ephansi, nezinsimbi ezingenayo insimbi. Kodwa-ke, ekusetshenzisweni okukhethekile, izinto zokubopha zidinga ukumelana nokugqwala okunzima noma amandla aphezulu, okuholela ekuthuthukisweni kwezinsimbi ezihlukahlukene ezingenasici kanye nezinsimbi ezingenasici eziphakeme kakhulu.
Amaphuzu ayisithupha alandelayo kufanele aqashelwe lapho usebenzisa futhi unakekela izikulufu zokuzibhoboza:
1. Inqubo yokugeza izikulufu zokuzibhoboza ibalulekile futhi idinga ukunakwa, njengoba izinsalela zingase zihlale phezulu. Ukuhlanza kufanele kwenziwe ngemuva kokuhlanza nge-ejenti yokuhlanza i-silicate.
2. Izikulufu zokuzibhoboza kumele zipakishwe ngendlela efanele ngesikhathi sokushisa; ngaphandle kwalokho, i-oxidation encane ingase yenzeke emafutheni okucisha. 3. Ukuba khona kwezinsalela ze-phosphide ezimhlophe ebusweni bezikulufa zamandla aphezulu kubonisa ukunakwa okwanele kwemininingwane ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa (iphuzu 1).
4. Ukuba mnyama kwezingxenye kubonisa ukusabela kwamakhemikhali, okusikisela ukwelashwa kokushisa okungaphelele kanye nokususwa okungaphelele kwezinsalela ze-alkali.
5. Ukugqwala kungase kwenzeke ezingxenyeni ezijwayelekile ngesikhathi sokuwasha; amanzi okugeza kufanele ashintshwe njalo.
6. Ukugqwala ngokweqile kubonisa ukuthi amafutha okucisha asetshenziswe isikhathi eside futhi adinga ukushintshwa namafutha amasha.