Insimbi engenasici ngokusetyenziswa kweendlela zokulungisa ihlulwe ibe: intsimbi yoxinzelelo kunye nokusika isinyithi; Ngokweempawu zezicubu, zinokwahlulwa zibe ziindidi ezintlanu: uhlobo lwe-austenitic, uhlobo lwe-austenite-ferritic, uhlobo lwe-ferritic, uhlobo lwe-martensitic kunye nohlobo lwe-precipitation-hardening.