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| REPORTED U.S. CONSUMPTION OF FERROALLOYS AS ALLOYING ELEMENTS BY END USE IN 20061, 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained elements unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| End use | FeCr | FeMo | FeNb | FeNi | FeV | FeW | |||||||||||||||||
| Steel: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon and high-strength low-alloy | 8,880 | 538 | 2,870 | -- | 2,210 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Stainless and heat-resisting | 205,000 | 776 | 601 | 16,200 | 61 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Other alloy | 12,800 | 4 | 2,570 | (5) | W | 1,030 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Tool | 3,030 | W | (5) | -- | 64 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Unspecified | -- | -- | -- | -- | (4) | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 230,000 | 3,880 | 3,470 | 16,200 | 3,370 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cast irons | -- | 194 | W | W | -- | -- | |||||||||||||||||
| Superalloys | 12,600 | 33 | 1,580 | -- | 35 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Alloys (excluding alloy steels and superalloys) | 12,600 | 87 | W | W | W | (3) | |||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous and unspecified | 2,800 | 6 | 93 | 2 | 106 | 2 | -- | ||||||||||||||||
| Grand total | 258,000 | 4,290 | 5,050 | 16,300 | 3,410 | 280 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total 2005 | 257,000 | 4,820 | 4,170 | 13,300 | 3,290 | 250 | |||||||||||||||||
| Percentage of 2005 | 100 | 89 | 121 | 122 | 104 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| Consumer stocks, December 31 | 9,640 | 604 | 605 | 1,030 | 275 | 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Miscellaneous and unspecified."� -- Zero.� | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2FeCr, ferrochromium, including other chromium ferroalloys and chromium metal; FeMo, ferromolybdenum, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| including calcium molybdate; FeNb, ferroniobium, including nickel niobium; FeNi, ferronickel; FeV, | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ferrovanadium, including other vanadium-carbon-iron ferroalloys; and FeW, ferrotungsten. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Included with "Steel, total." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Includes full alloy steel. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Included with "Carbon and high-strength low-alloy." | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Includes cast irons, electrical steel, and unspecified uses. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program