I-iron oxide iyinhlanganisela ye-inorganic esetshenziswa kakhulu enezakhiwo nezici ezilandelayo: Izici zomzimba: I-iron oxide ivamise ukuba sesimweni esiqinile futhi iza ngemibala ehlukene, njengobomvu (Fe2O3), ophuzi (α-Fe2O3), omnyama (Fe3O4), futhi nsundu (FeO). Zinezinhlaka ezahlukene zekristalu kanye nemingcele ye-lattice. I-Magnetism: I-Fe3O4 (insimbi kazibuthe yensimbi) ku-iron oxide ikhombisa uzibuthe osobala futhi inezici eziguqulekayo zezinga lezinga lokushisa eliphakeme likazibuthe. Lokhu kuyenza isetshenziswe kabanzi emikhakheni efana nezinto zikazibuthe kanye nemidiya yokuqopha kazibuthe. Izakhiwo zamakhemikhali: I-iron oxide iyinhlanganisela engancibiliki emanzini enokuqina okuphezulu kwamakhemikhali. Imelana kakhulu nama-asidi nama-alkali. Ukuzinza kombala: Ama-iron oxide amafomu ahlukene ngokuvamile anokuqina okuhle kombala, okuwenza asetshenziswe kabanzi emkhakheni we-pigments, ama-colorants kanye nodayi. Izakhiwo ze-Optical: I-iron oxide ingakwazi ukumunca futhi ibonise ukukhanya ebhendini yokukhanya ebonakalayo, okuyenza isetshenziswe ekulungiseni izinto ezibonakalayo, i-pigment kanye nama-catalysts. Ukuzinza kwe-thermal: I-iron oxide inokusimama okuphezulu kwe-thermal futhi ingagcina ukuqina kwezakhiwo zayo ezingokwenyama namakhemikhali ezindaweni zokushisa okuphezulu. Sekukonke, i-iron oxide inezinhlobonhlobo zezakhiwo kanye nezakhiwo ezenza isetshenziswe kabanzi emikhakheni eminingi, njengesayensi yezinto ezibonakalayo, amalungiselelo emithi, ukuvikelwa kwemvelo, njll. Ukusetshenziswa okuqondile kuncike ohlotsheni kanye nesimo se-iron oxide esetshenzisiwe.