Ibyuma bikoreshwa cyane mugukora ibikoresho byubwubatsi bizimya kandi bituje ibyuma, ibyuma bikomye, ibyuma bya karubasi kandi bikomeye hamwe nicyuma cya nitride. Imbaraga z'ibyuma bikozwe mu byuma biri munsi gato ugereranije n’ibikoresho by’ibyuma byahimbwe, kandi akenshi bikoreshwa mu bikoresho binini binini, icyuma gikozwe mu cyuma gifite imiterere mibi y’ubukanishi kandi gishobora gukoreshwa mu itumanaho ryoroheje rifunguye, ibyuma byangiza bishobora gusimbuza igice ibyuma kugirango bikore ibikoresho.
Mugihe kizaza, ibikoresho byubwubatsi byubwubatsi biratera imbere mubyerekezo byumutwaro uremereye, umuvuduko mwinshi, neza cyane kandi neza, kandi uharanira kuba muto mubunini, urumuri muburemere, muremure mubuzima no kwizerwa mubukungu.