Ngaphansi kwezimo ezijwayelekile, i-iron powder ayibasi kodwa ingena kwi-oxidation emoyeni. Noma kunjalo, unikezwe izimo ezifanele, ingavutha ngempela.
Thatha, Ngokwesibonelo, isimo lapho uthungela khona ibhika 50% okuqukethwe kotshwala. Uma wethula inani elikhulu i-iron powder, shisisa ngaphakathi kubhekha, bese uyihlakaza odongeni lwebhokwe ibanga elingamasentimitha amabili kuya kwayishumi nanhlanu, izovutha. Ngokuphawulekayo, I-nanoscale iron powder iyakwazi ukuvutha emoyeni.