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 emnyama, kanye ne-iron brown, ngokusekelwe kuma-iron oxide. Phakathi kwazo, i-iron oxide ebomvu iyona umbala oyinhloko (ohlanganisa cishe ama-50% ombala we-iron oxide), kanti i-mica iron oxide esetshenziswa njenge-anti rust pigments kanye ne-magnetic iron oxide esetshenziswa njengezinto zokuqopha ze-magnetic nazo ziyingxenye yesigaba sombala we-iron oxide. I-iron oxide iyona umbala wesibili ngobukhulu obungaphili ngemva kwe-titanium dioxide kanye ne-inorganic pigment enkulu kakhulu enombala. Ngaphezu kwama-70% azo zonke izinhlobo zombala we-iron oxide ezisetshenziswayo zilungiswa ngezindlela zokwenziwa kwamakhemikhali, ezaziwa ngokuthi i-synthetic iron oxide. I-synthetic iron oxide isetshenziswa kabanzi ezintweni zokwakha, izembozo, amapulasitiki, ama-elekthronikhi, ugwayi, imithi, irabha, izinto zobumba, uyinki wokunyathelisa, izinto eziwubuthi, ukwenza iphepha kanye neminye imikhakha ngenxa yobumsulwa bayo obukhulu bokwenziwa, usayizi wezinhlayiya ezifanayo, i-chromatography ebanzi, imibala eminingi, intengo ephansi, izakhiwo zombala kanye nezicelo ezinhle kakhulu, kanye nezakhiwo zomunca i-ultraviolet. Ama-pigment e-iron oxide asetshenziswa kabanzi ekumbozweni, opendeni, naku-inki ngenxa yokuthi awayona into enobuthi, awaphumi, ashibhile, futhi anekhono lokwenza imibala eyahlukahlukene. Ama-peatment akhiwa izinto ezakha ifilimu, ama-pigment, ama-filler, ama-solvent, kanye nezithasiselo. Athuthukile kusukela ekumbozweni okusekelwe kumafutha kuya ekumbozweni kwe-resin yokwenziwa, futhi ama-peat ahlukahlukene awakwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kokusetshenziswa kwama-pigment, ikakhulukazi ama-pigment e-iron oxide, asephenduke uhlobo lwe-pigment olubalulekile embonini yokumbozwa.

Imibala ye-iron oxide esetshenziswa ekumbozweni ihlanganisa i-iron yellow, i-iron red, i-iron brown, i-iron black, i-mica iron oxide, i-iron yellow transparent, i-iron red transparent, kanye nemikhiqizo ekhanyayo, lapho i-iron red iyona ebaluleke kakhulu ngobuningi nangobubanzi.

I-iron red inokumelana okuhle kakhulu nokushisa, ayishintshi umbala ku-500 ℃, futhi ayishintshi isakhiwo sayo samakhemikhali ku-1200 ℃, okwenza iqine kakhulu. Ingamunca i-ultraviolet spectrum elangeni, ngakho-ke inomphumela wokuvikela embozweni. Imelana nokunciphisa ama-acid, ama-alkali, amanzi, kanye nezinyibilikisi, okwenza ibe nokumelana okuhle nesimo sezulu.