Strontium Carbonate is the most widely used Strontium compound. Thanks to its versatility and non-hazardous nature, it is used in a diverse range of applications in Electronics, Metallurgy, Chemicals and Glass. 

Uses

The most common use is as an inexpensive  in. Strontium and its salts emit a brilliant red color in flame. Unlike other strontium salts, the carbonate salt is generally preferred because of its cost and the fact that it is not . Its ability to neutralize acid is also very helpful in pyrotechnics. Another similar application is in .

Strontium carbonate is used for electronic applications. It is used for manufacturing CTV to absorb electrons resulting from the .

It is used in the preparation of , luminous paints, strontium oxide or strontium salts and in refining sugar and certain drugs.

It is widely used in the ceramics industry as an ingredient in glazes. It acts as a flux and also modifies the color of certain metallic oxides. It has some properties similar to .

It is also used in the manufacturing of strontium  for  which are used in  and door magnets.

Strontium carbonate is also used for making some superconductors such as BSCCO and also for electroluminescent materials where it is first calcined into SrO and then mixed with sulphur to make SrS:x where x is typically europium This is the famous "blue/green" phosphor which is sensitive to  and changes from lime green to blue. Other  can also be used such as , or  to get a yellow/orange glow instead.

Because of its status as a weak , strontium carbonate can be used to produce many different strontium compounds by simple use of the corresponding acid.