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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||
| PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF SECONDARY ALUMINUM ALLOYS BY INDEPENDENT SMELTERS | |||||||||
| IN THE UNITED STATES1 | |||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Net�� | Net�� | ||||||||
| Production | shipments2 | Production | shipments2 | ||||||
| Diecast alloys: | |||||||||
| 13% Si, 360, etc. (0.6% Cu, maximum) | 19,200 | r | 19,300 | r | 25,000 | 24,600 | |||
| 380 and variations | 216,000 | r | 215,000 | r | 219,000 | 221,000 | |||
| Sand and permanent mold: | |||||||||
| 95/5 Al-Si, 356, etc. (0.6% Cu, maximum) | 19,400 | 19,400 | 33,000 | 33,200 | |||||
| No. 12 and variations | 1,670 | r | 1,650 | 1,600 | 1,630 | ||||
| No. 319 and variations | 73,600 | r | 74,300 | r | 82,500 | 82,200 | |||
| F-132 alloy and variations | 22,600 | r | 22,500 | 17,500 | 17,800 | ||||
| Al-Mg alloys | 19,400 | r | 19,700 | 4,580 | 4,580 | ||||
| Al-Zn alloys | 2,370 | r | 2,210 | 2,710 | 2,690 | ||||
| Al-Si alloys (0.6% to 2.0% Cu) | 291 | r | 289 | 2,560 | 2,650 | ||||
| Al-Cu alloys (1.5% Si, maximum) | 5,180 | r | 4,940 | 5,180 | 5,180 | ||||
| Al-Si-Cu-Ni alloys | 483 | r | 480 | 483 | 483 | ||||
| Other | 6,850 | r | 6,820 | 442 | 442 | ||||
| Wrought alloys, extrusion billets | 301,000 | r | 303,000 | r | 667,000 | 665,000 | |||
| Miscellaneous: | |||||||||
| Steel deoxidation | 18,100 | r | 18,100 | 40,800 | 41,100 | ||||
| Pure (97.0% Al) | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Aluminum-base hardeners | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Other3 | 48,100 | r | 49,400 | r | 59,200 | 57,800 | |||
| Total | 754,000 | r | 757,000 | r | 1,160,000 | 1,160,000 | |||
| Less consumption of materials other than scrap: | |||||||||
| Primary aluminum | 116,000 | r | XX | 219,000 | XX | ||||
| Primary silicon | 28,700 | r | XX | 32,600 | XX | ||||
| Other | 6,980 | r | XX | 11,700 | XX | ||||
| Net metallic recovery from aluminum scrap and sweated pig | |||||||||
| consumed in production of secondary aluminum ingot4 | 602,000 | r | XX | 898,000 | XX | ||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Miscellaneous, other." XX Not applicable. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Includes inventory adjustment. | |||||||||
| 3Includes other diecast alloys. | |||||||||
| 4No allowance made for melt loss of primary aluminum and alloying ingredients. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program