Ko te hiriwa te mea tino kaha ki te kawe hiko me te wera o ngā konganuku katoa, ā, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia hei hanga i ngā huānga taputapu tino tairongo, i ngā momo taputapu aunoa, i ngā rōkete, i ngā ruku moana, i ngā rorohiko, i ngā taputapu karihi, me ngā pūnaha whakawhitiwhiti kōrero. Nā te pai o tōna makuku me tōna rere,hiriwamehiriwaE whakamahia whānuitia ana hoki ngā koranu i roto i ngā rauemi whakarewa.
Ko te matū hiriwa tino nui ko te nitaraiti hiriwa. I roto i te rongoā, he maha ngā wā ka whakamahia he wairewa o te nitaraiti hiriwa hei pata kanohi, nā te mea ka taea e ngā katote hiriwa te patu kaha i ngā huakita.
He konganuku hiriwa-mā ataahua te hiriwa he ngāwari ki te whakapūmau, ā, e whakamahia whānuitia ana i roto i ngā whakapaipai, ngā mea whakapaipai, ngā oko hiriwa, ngā mētara me ngā moni whakamaumahara.
Āhuatanga ā-tinana o te Hiriwa Parakore:
| Rauemi | Te hanganga | Kiato (g/cm3) | Ātete (μΩ.cm) | Pakari (MPa) |
| Ag | >99.99 | >10.49 | <1.6 | >600 |
Ngā Āhuatanga:
(1) He tino teitei te kawe hiko o te hiriwa parakore
(2) He iti rawa te ātete pā
(3) Ngāwari ki te whakapiripiri
(4) He māmā noa te hanga, nō reira he rauemi whakapā pai te hiriwa
(5) Ko tētahi o ngā rauemi e whakamahia whānuitia ana i roto i te iti o te kaha me te ngaohiko