Ibara rya okiside y'icyuma ni ubwoko bw'ibara rishobora gukwirakwira neza, rihangana neza n'urumuri, kandi rigakomeza guhangana n'ikirere. Ibara rya okiside y'icyuma ahanini risobanura ubwoko bune bw'ibara: okiside y'icyuma itukura, umuhondo w'icyuma, umukara w'icyuma, n'umukara w'icyuma, hamwe na okiside y'icyuma nk'ikintu cy'ibanze. Muri byo, okiside y'icyuma itukura ni yo ibara nyamukuru (rigizwe na 50% by'ibara rya okiside y'icyuma), naho okiside y'icyuma ya mica ikoreshwa nk'ibara rirwanya ingese na okiside y'icyuma ya magnetique ikoreshwa nk'ibikoresho byo kwandika magnetique nabyo biri mu cyiciro cy'ibara rya okiside y'icyuma. Okiside y'icyuma ni yo ibara rya kabiri rinini ritari iry'umwimerere nyuma ya okiside ya titanium kandi ni na yo ibara rinini ritari iry'umwimerere. Ibara rirenga 70% by'ibara ryose rya okiside y'icyuma rikoreshwa ritegurwa hakoreshejwe uburyo bwo gukora imiti, buzwi nka okiside y'icyuma ya synthetic. Okiside y'icyuma ya synthetic ikoreshwa cyane mu bikoresho by'ubwubatsi, irangi, pulasitiki, ibikoresho by'ikoranabuhanga, itabi, imiti, rubber, ceramics, wino, ibikoresho bya magnetique, gukora impapuro, n'ibindi bintu bitewe n'ubuziranenge bwayo bwinshi bwo gukora, ingano y'uduce duto, chromatography nini, amabara menshi, igiciro gito, n'ubushobozi budahumanya, hamwe n'ubushobozi bwiza bwo gusiga no gukoresha, ndetse n'ubushobozi bwo kwinjiza UV.