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 y’ubukanishi kandi gishobora gukoreshwa mu cyuma cyoroheje cyoroshye cyohereza ibikoresho, ibyuma byangiza bishobora igice gusimbuza ibyuma kugirango ukore ibikoresho.
Mu bihe biri imbere, ibikoresho byubwubatsi byubaka bigenda bitera imbere mu cyerekezo cyumutwaro uremereye, umuvuduko mwinshi, neza cyane kandi neza, kandi uharanira kuba muto mubunini, urumuri muburemere, muremure mubuzima no kwizerwa mubukungu.