Urutonde rw'ibicuruzwa rukubiyemo ibyiciro icyenda by'ingenzi by'ibicuruzwa by'ubutaka budasanzwe—harimo nitrate, acetates, sulfates, hydroxides, fluoride, chloride, carbonates, ifu yo gusiga—hamwe n'umunyu wa zirconium, byose hamwe bikaba bigizwe n'ubwoko burenga 50 bwihariye. Ibi bikoresho bikoreshwa cyane mu buhanga mu by'indege, mu nganda zikora imiti, mu by'ikoranabuhanga, mu ikoranabuhanga rishya ry'ingufu, mu gusiga imashini mu buryo butatu, mu kurengera ibidukikije, no gusiga imashini mu buryo bunoze, bigakemura ibibazo bitandukanye by'abakiriya mu nganda zihariye.