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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF NATURAL GRAPHITE, BY END USE1 | ||||||||||||||
| Crystalline | Amorphous2 | Total | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||
| ��������������������������� End use | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| 2005: | � | |||||||||||||
| Batteries | W | W | -- | -- | W | W | ||||||||
| Brake linings | 2,570 | $1,900 | 3,930 | $3,150 | 6,510 | $5,050 | ||||||||
| Carbon products3��� | 286 | 784 | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Crucibles, retorts, stoppers, sleeves, nozzles | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Foundries4 | 178 | 137 | W | 634 | W | 771 | ||||||||
| Lubricants5 | 768 | 808 | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Pencils��� | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Powdered metals | 283 | 463 | 18 | 44 | 300 | 507 | ||||||||
| Refractories | 7,980 | 4,280 | 3,830 | 2,770 | 11,800 | 7,040 | ||||||||
| Rubber��� | 54 | 85 | W | 434 | W | 520 | ||||||||
| Steelmaking | W | W | W | W | W | 8,970 | ||||||||
| Other6 | 8,390 | r | 8,890 | r | 1,120 | 894 | 9,510 | r | 9,780 | r | ||||
| Total | 22,400 | 20,400 | 20,800 | 17,700 | 43,200 | 38,100 | ||||||||
| 2006: | � | |||||||||||||
| Batteries | W | W | -- | -- | W | W | ||||||||
| Brake linings | W | W | 5,130 | 3,640 | W | W | ||||||||
| Carbon products3��� | 312 | 831 | W | 393 | W | 1,220 | ||||||||
| Crucibles, retorts, stoppers, sleeves, nozzles | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Foundries4 | W | W | W | W | 760 | 485 | ||||||||
| Lubricants5 | 659 | 739 | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Pencils��� | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Powdered metals | 169 | 297 | 66 | 159 | 235 | 456 | ||||||||
| Refractories | 7,000 | 3,940 | 4,000 | 2,960 | 11,000 | 6,890 | ||||||||
| Rubber��� | 47 | 81 | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Steelmaking | W | W | W | W | W | 7,500 | ||||||||
| Other6 | 8,370 | 8,950 | 1,750 | 1,500 | 8,140 | 10,400 | ||||||||
| Total | 19,500 | 18,600 | 21,000 | 17,300 | 40,500 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total." -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes mixtures of natural and manufactured graphite. | ||||||||||||||
| 3Includes bearings and carbon brushes. | ||||||||||||||
| 4Includes foundries (other) and foundry facings. | ||||||||||||||
| 5Includes ammunition and packings. | ||||||||||||||
| 6Includes antiknock and other compounds, drilling mud, electrical/electronic devices, industrial diamonds, magnetic tape, mechanical products, | ||||||||||||||
| paints and polishes, small packages, soldering/welding, and other end-use categories. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program