I-iron oxide isetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwikhompawundi ye-inorganic eneempawu kunye neempawu ezilandelayo: Iimpawu zomzimba: I-iron oxide idla ngokuba kwimo eqinileyo kwaye iza ngemibala eyahlukeneyo, njengobomvu (Fe2O3), emthubi (α-Fe2O3), emnyama (Fe3O4), kunye nomdaka (FeO). Zinezakhiwo ezahlukeneyo zekristale kunye neeparamitha ze-lattice. I-Magnetism: I-Fe3O4 (intsimbi ye-magnetic ore) kwi-iron oxide ibonisa umazibuthe ocacileyo kwaye ineempawu zokutshintsha kwesigaba sobushushu obuphezulu. Oku kuyenza isetyenziswe ngokubanzi kwimimandla efana nezixhobo zemagneti kunye nemidiya yokurekhoda. Iimpawu zeMichiza: I-iron oxide yikhompawundi enganyibilikiyo yamanzi kunye nokuzinza kweekhemikhali eziphezulu. Ixhathisa kakhulu kwiiasidi kunye neealkali. Ukuzinza kombala: I-iron oxides kwiifom ezahlukeneyo ngokubanzi zinozinzo oluhle lombala, olwenza ukuba lusetyenziswe ngokubanzi kwimimandla yee-pigments, imibala kunye nedayi. Iimpawu ze-Optical: I-iron oxide inokufunxa kwaye ibonise ukukhanya kwibhendi yokukhanya ebonakalayo, eyenza isetyenziswe ekulungiseleleni izinto ezibonakalayo, ii-pigments kunye ne-catalysts. Ukuzinza kwe-Thermal: I-iron oxide inozinzo oluphezulu lwe-thermal kwaye inokugcina ukuzinza kwezinto zayo ezibonakalayo kunye neekhemikhali kwiindawo eziphezulu zokushisa. Lilonke, i-iron oxide ineempawu ezahlukeneyo kunye neepropati ezenza ukuba isetyenziswe ngokubanzi kwiinkalo ezininzi, ezifana nesayensi yezinto eziphathekayo, amalungiselelo amayeza, ukukhuselwa kwendalo, njl.