Ihe seramiiki na-ezo aka na ihe inorganic na-abụghị ọla mere nke sitere n'okike ma ọ bụ ogige sịntetik site na ikpụpụta na ịmegharị. Ọ nwere uru nke ebe mgbaze dị elu, isi ike dị elu, akwa mkpuchi akwa na nkwụsị oxidation. A na-ejikarị akara seramiiki eme ihe na igwe, ụlọ ọrụ kemịkalụ, mmanụ ala, ọgwụ, ụgbọ ala na mpaghara ndị ọzọ.
Akara igwe nwere nnukwu ihe a na-achọsi ike gbasara ihe mkpuchi, yabụ a na-ewere seramiiki iji mee akara seramiiki n'ihi njirimara asọmpi ya.