Litšepe tse chitja tsa tšepe tse chesang tse kang 20Mn, 40Mn, le 50Mn li sebelisoa hangata lits'ebetsong tse fapaneng tsa indasteri ka lebaka la thepa ea tsona e ntle ea mochini le ho ikamahanya le maemo. Mabitso ana hangata a emela litaba tsa khabone le lintho tse ling tse ikhethang tsa tšepe, 'me hangata li amahanngoa le limaraka tsa tšepe tsa China.
Libaka tsena tse chitja tsa tšepe tse chesang tsa carbon li tsebahala ka matla a tsona a phahameng, machinability e ntle, le ho cheseha, ho li etsa hore li tšoanelehe bakeng sa lits'ebetso tse kang li-shafts, li-axle, likere le likarolo tse ling tsa mochini. Hangata li sebelisoa kahong ea likarolo tsa likoloi, lisebelisoa tsa temo le likarolo tse akaretsang tsa boenjiniere.