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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) | |||||||||
| 2006: | � | ||||||||||||||
| Batteries | W | W | -- | -- | W | W | |||||||||
| Brake linings | W | W | 5,170 | r | $3,910 | r | W | W | |||||||
| Carbon products3��� | 312 | $831 | W | 393 | W | W | |||||||||
| Crucibles, retorts, stoppers, sleeves, nozzles | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Foundries4 | W | W | W | W | 760 | $485 | |||||||||
| Lubricants5 | 670 | r | 800 | r | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Pencils��� | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Powdered metals | 194 | r | 432 | r | 66 | 159 | 260 | r | 591 | r | |||||
| 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 | 10,100 | r | 10,400 | ||||||||
| Totalr | 19,600 | 19,200 | 21,100 | 17,600 | 40,700 | 36,800 | |||||||||
| 2007: | � | ||||||||||||||
| Batteries | W | W | -- | -- | W | W | |||||||||
| Brake linings | 489 | 929 | 4,050 | 3,100 | 4,540 | 4,030 | |||||||||
| Carbon products3��� | 284 | 775 | W | 326 | W | 1,100 | |||||||||
| Crucibles, retorts, stoppers, sleeves, nozzles | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Foundries4 | W | W | 474 | 323 | W | W | |||||||||
| Lubricants5 | 624 | 774 | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Pencils��� | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Powdered metals | 258 | 433 | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Refractories | 6,490 | 3,190 | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Rubber��� | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||
| Steelmaking | W | W | W | W | W | 7,410 | |||||||||
| Other6 | 8,820 | 9,660 | 2,150 | 2,410 | 11,000 | 12,100 | |||||||||
| Total | 18,600 | 18,200 | 20,500 | 17,900 | 39,200 | 36,100 | |||||||||
| 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