Utubuto twa karbide ya sima ifite imikorere yihariye yo gukora, kuburyo ikoreshwa cyane mugucukura peteroli no gukonjesha urubura, imashini zihinga urubura nibindi bikoresho.
Muri icyo gihe, ikoreshwa kandi mu bikoresho byo gucukura imashini zicukura, ibikoresho byo mu bucukuzi bw'amabuye y'agaciro ndetse no gukuraho umuhanda ukuraho urubura n'ibikoresho byo gufata neza umuhanda.Ibikoresho bikoreshwa mu gucukura amabuye y'agaciro, ubucukuzi bw'amabuye y'agaciro, ubwubatsi bwa tunnel, no kubaka abaturage.