Idan aka kwatanta da tsinken sandar waya da kayan aikin phosphating, mafi yawan matsakaici don tsinken bututun ƙarfe da kayan aikin phosphating shine sulfuric acid, kuma ƙaramin sashi yana amfani da acid hydrochloric.Yawancin masu amfani sun fi dacewa da nau'in layin layi, saboda jikin tanki na bututun ƙarfe da kayan aikin phosphating ya fi bakin ciki da tsayi fiye da na tsinkar sandar waya da kayan aikin phosphating.