Ikozwe mu ifu ya ceramic ifite isuku nyinshi, inkoni ya ceramic ikorwa hakoreshejwe gukandwa byumye cyangwa gukandwa bikonje, hanyuma igacukurwa mu bushyuhe bwinshi, hanyuma igakorwa mu buryo bunonosoye. Ifite ibyiza byinshi nko kurwanya gushwanyagurika, kurwanya ingese, gukomera cyane, gukomera cyane no kugabanuka guke, ikoreshwa cyane mu bikoresho by'ubuvuzi, imashini zinoze, laser, metrology no mu bikoresho byo kugenzura. Ishobora gukora mu gihe kirekire mu miterere ya aside na alkali, kandi ubushyuhe ntarengwa bushobora kugera kuri 1600°C.