Chitsulo chomwe tinkagwiritsa ntchito poponya zinki makamaka chimaphatikizapo zinki, mkuwa, aluminiyamu, magnesium, lead, malata, ndi malata amtundu wa lead-tin etc.Makhalidwe azitsulo zosiyanasiyana panthawi yakufa ndi awa:
•Zinc: Chitsulo chofewa chosavuta kwambiri, chotsika mtengo popanga tizigawo ting'onoting'ono, zosavuta kuvala, mphamvu zopondereza kwambiri, pulasitiki yayikulu, komanso moyo wautali.
•Aluminiyamu: Kupanga kwapamwamba, kupanga zovuta komanso kuponyedwa kwamipanda yopyapyala yokhala ndi kukhazikika kwapamwamba, kukana kwa dzimbiri, makina abwino amakina, matenthedwe apamwamba amafuta ndi ma conductivity amagetsi, komanso mphamvu yayikulu pakutentha kwambiri.
•Magnesium: Yosavuta kumakina, kuchuluka kwamphamvu kwa kulemera, chopepuka kwambiri pazitsulo zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri.
•Mkuwa: Kuuma kwakukulu komanso kukana kwa dzimbiri mwamphamvu.Chitsulo chakufa chomwe chimagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri chimakhala ndi makina abwino kwambiri, odana ndi kuvala komanso mphamvu pafupi ndi chitsulo.
•Mtsogoleri ndi malata: Kachulukidwe kwambiri komanso kulondola kwakukulu kwa magawo apadera oteteza dzimbiri.Pazifukwa za thanzi la anthu, aloyiyi sangathe kugwiritsidwa ntchito ngati malo opangira chakudya ndi kusunga.Ma aloyi a lead-tin-bismuth (nthawi zina amakhalanso ndi mkuwa pang'ono) angagwiritsidwe ntchito kupanga zilembo zomalizidwa ndi manja ndi masitampu otentha posindikiza pa letterpress.