Ibumba rifite alumina nyinshi ryihanganira ubushyuhe burenga 1.500 °C nta gushonga cyangwa guhindura imiterere. Rikoreshwa mu gukora ibyombo byo gushongeramo, ibikoresho by'itanura, imyenda y'imbere y'itanura, imiyoboro y'umwuka, n'ibindi bice bihura n'ubushyuhe bukabije. Ubushyuhe bwinshi bwo gushonga buterwa n'uko ririmo icyuma n'ibitera umunyu bike.