Hiki ke hoʻohui ʻia ka Magnesium oxide i ka hana e hoʻoponopono i ka coefficient o ka friction i ka pae i makemake ʻia, a ʻo kāna mau mea wela e hāʻawi i ka paʻa maikaʻi a ʻae i ka hoʻololi ʻana i ka wela mai nā ʻaoʻao pili frictional.ʻAʻole ʻo ia wale nō, hāʻawi nā waiwai refractory kiʻekiʻe o ka magnesia i ke kūʻē ikaika i nā mahana friction kiʻekiʻe i ka wā e mālama ana i ka paʻa.Eia kekahi, ʻo ka paʻakikī haʻahaʻa o ka magnesium oxide e pale i ka ʻaʻahu ʻana o ka mea kūʻē i ka metala.