I-iron oxide pigment luhlobo lombala olunokusasazeka kakuhle, ukumelana nokukhanya okugqwesileyo, kunye nokumelana nemozulu. Ii-iron oxide pigment ikakhulu zibhekisa kwiintlobo ezine zemibala, ezizezi i-iron oxide ebomvu, i-iron mthubi, i-iron black, kunye ne-iron brown, ezisekelwe kwi-iron oxides. Phakathi kwazo, i-iron oxide ebomvu yeyona pigment iphambili (ebandakanya malunga ne-50% yee-iron oxide pigments), kwaye i-mica iron oxide esetyenziswa njenge-anti rust pigments kunye ne-magnetic iron oxide esetyenziswa njengezinto zokurekhoda zemagnethi nazo ziyinxalenye yoluhlu lwee-iron oxide pigments. I-iron oxide yeyona pigment yesibini ngobukhulu emva kwe-titanium dioxide kwaye ikwayeyona pigment inkulu kakhulu enemibala enga-organic. Ngaphezulu kwe-70% yazo zonke ii-iron oxide pigments ezisetyenzisiweyo zilungiswa ngeendlela zokwenziwa kweekhemikhali, ezaziwa ngokuba yi-synthetic iron oxide. I-synthetic iron oxide isetyenziswa kakhulu kwizixhobo zokwakha, ii-coating, iiplastiki, ii-elektroniki, icuba, amayeza, irabha, ii-ceramics, i-inki yokushicilela, izinto zemagnethi, ukwenza iphepha kunye neminye imimandla ngenxa yobunyulu bayo obuphezulu bokwenziwa, ubungakanani obufanayo beentwana, i-chromatography ebanzi, imibala emininzi, ixabiso eliphantsi, iipropati zombala kunye nokusetyenziswa ezigqwesileyo, kunye neepropati zokufunxa i-ultraviolet. Ii-iron oxide pigments zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwiingubo, iipeyinti, kunye nee-inki ngenxa yokuba azinabungozi, aziphumi, zibiza kancinci, kwaye ziyakwazi ukwenza imibala eyahlukeneyo. Iingubo zenziwe ngezinto ezenza ifilimu, ii-pigments, izizalisi, izinyibilikisi, kunye nezongezo. Ziphuhliswe ukusuka kwiingubo ezisekelwe kwioyile ukuya kwiingubo ezenziwe nge-resin, kwaye iingubo ezahlukeneyo azinakusebenza ngaphandle kokusetyenziswa kwee-pigments, ngakumbi ii-iron oxide pigments, eziye zaba ludidi lwe-pigment oluyimfuneko kushishino lwengubo.

Ii-pigment ze-iron oxide ezisetyenziswa kwiingubo ziquka i-iron etyheli, i-iron red, i-iron brown, i-iron black, i-mica iron oxide, i-iron etyheli ecacileyo, i-iron red ecacileyo, kunye neemveliso ezikhanyayo, apho i-iron red yeyona ibalulekileyo ngobuninzi nangobubanzi.

I-iron red inokumelana kakuhle nobushushu, ayitshintshi umbala kwi-500 ℃, kwaye ayitshintshi ulwakhiwo lwayo lweekhemikhali kwi-1200 ℃, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ihlale izinzile kakhulu. Ingafunxa i-ultraviolet spectrum elangeni, ngoko ke inefuthe lokukhusela kwi-coating. Ayikwazi ukunyibilikisa ii-asidi, ii-alkali, amanzi kunye nezinyibilikisi, nto leyo eyenza ukuba ikwazi ukumelana kakuhle nemozulu.