I-iron oxide ebomvu, ephuzi, eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, eluhlaza, emnyama, ensundu.

* Isetshenziswa ezinhlotsheni eziningi zopende, okuhlanganisa upende ovimbela ukugqwala, upende wangaphakathi/wangaphandle oncibilika emanzini kanye nopende osekelwe ku-oyela.
* Isetshenziselwa ukudaya izinto zokwakha, njengezitini ze-mosaic, izitini zekhonkrithi, imigwaqo, amathayili anemibala, amathayili okufulela kanye nemabula eyenziwe ngabantu.
* Imibala yomzimba we-ceramic.
* Isetshenziswa embonini yephepha, ikakhulukazi iphepha lelayisi.
* Isetshenziselwa ukufaka umbala ebusweni bephansi le-epoxy lepulasitiki, umbala we-pitch.
* Isetshenziswa njengodayi omelana nokufiphala kwepulasitiki.

Umbala we-iron oxide uhlobo lombala onokuhlakazeka okuhle, ukumelana nokukhanya okuhle kakhulu kanye nokumelana nesimo sezulu. Umbala we-iron oxide ikakhulukazi ubhekisela ezinhlotsheni ezine zombala, okungukuthi i-iron oxide ebomvu, i-iron ephuzi, i-iron oxide emnyama kanye ne-iron brown, kanye ne-iron oxide oxide njengento eyisisekelo. Phakathi kwazo, umbala oyinhloko we-iron oxide (ohlanganisa cishe ama-50% ombala we-iron oxide). I-Micaceous iron oxide esetshenziswa njenge-antirust pigments kanye ne-magnetic iron oxide esetshenziswa njengezinto zokuqopha ze-magnetic nazo ziyingxenye yesigaba sombala we-iron oxide. I-iron oxide iwumbala wesibili ngobukhulu we-inorganic ngemuva kwe-titanium white, futhi iwumbala omkhulu kakhulu we-inorganic pigment. Kokusetshenziswa okuphelele kwe-iron oxide pigments, okungaphezu kwama-70% kulungiselelwa ngokwenziwa kwamakhemikhali, okubizwa ngokuthi i-synthetic iron oxide. I-synthetic iron oxide isetshenziswa kabanzi ezintweni zokwakha, ezimbozweni, epulasitikini, kuma-electronics, kugwayi, emithini, erabha, ezintweni zobumba, uyinki, izinto ezisebenza ngomagnetic, ekwenzeni iphepha nakwamanye amasimu ngenxa yobumsulwa bayo obukhulu bokwenziwa, usayizi wezinhlayiya ezifanayo, ububanzi bombala obanzi, intengo ephansi, okungenabo ubuthi, umbala omuhle kakhulu kanye nokusebenza kahle, kanye nokusebenza kokumuncwa kwe-ultraviolet.