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| TABLE 3 | ||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF PRIMARY MAGNESIUM, BY USE1 | ||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||
| Use | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| For structural products: | ||||
| Castings: | ||||
| Die | 33,500 | r | 25,600 | |
| Permanent mold | 112 | 50 | ||
| Sand | 412 | 357 | ||
| Wrought products2 | 2,890 | r | 2,410 | |
| Total | 37,000 | r | 28,400 | |
| For distributive or sacrificial purposes: | ||||
| Aluminum alloys | 30,300 | 33,700 | ||
| Cathodic protection (anodes) | 3,020 | 3,000 | ||
| Iron and steel desulfurization | 7,410 | 7,570 | ||
| Nodular iron | 240 | 323 | ||
| Reducing agent for titanium, zirconium, hafnium, uranium, beryllium | 812 | 869 | ||
| Other3 | 3,300 | r | 3,690 | |
| Total | 45,100 | 49,100 | ||
| Grand total | 82,100 | r | 77,600 | |
| rRevised.�� | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Includes sheet and plate and forgings. | ||||
| 3Includes chemicals and scavenger, deoxidizer, and powder. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program