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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. REPORTED CONSUMPTION, BY END USES, AND CONSUMER STOCKS OF MOLYBDENUM MATERIALS1 | ||||||||||||
| (Kilograms of contained Mo) | ||||||||||||
| Molybdic | Ammonium and | Molybdenum | ||||||||||
| End use | oxides | Ferromolybdenum2 | sodium molybdate | scrap | Other | Total | ||||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||||
| Steel: | ||||||||||||
| Carbon� | 350,000 | 333,000 | -- | -- | W | 683,000 | ||||||
| High-strength low-alloy | 386,000 | 185,000 | -- | -- | W | 571,000 | ||||||
| Stainless and heat-resisting | 1,930,000 | 766,000 | -- | 33,700 | 78,100 | 2,800,000 | ||||||
| Full alloy | 1,990,000 | 2,590,000 | -- | -- | 18,100 | 4,600,000 | ||||||
| Tool | 722,000 | W | -- | 442 | -- | 723,000 | ||||||
| Total | 5,380,000 | 3,870,000 | -- | 34,200 | 96,300 | 9,380,000 | ||||||
| Cast irons (gray, malleable, ductile iron) | W | 736,000 | -- | -- | 51,500 | 788,000 | ||||||
| Superalloys | 1,120,000 | 22,800 | -- | (3) | 1,680,000 | 2,820,000 | ||||||
| Alloys (other than steels, cast irons, superalloys): | ||||||||||||
| Welding materials (structural and hard-facing) | -- | 44,800 | -- | -- | 733 | 45,500 | ||||||
| Other alloys | W | 51,400 | -- | 913 | 1,950 | 54,300 | ||||||
| Mill products made from metal powder4 | W | -- | W | -- | 1,750,000 | 1,750,000 | ||||||
| Cemented carbides and related products5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 95 | 95 | ||||||
| Chemical and ceramic uses: | ||||||||||||
| Pigments | W | -- | 178,000 | -- | -- | 178,000 | ||||||
| Catalysts | 1,010,000 | -- | W | -- | 179,000 | 1,190,000 | ||||||
| Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12,300 | 12,300 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous and unspecified uses: | ||||||||||||
| Lubricants | -- | -- | -- | -- | 279,000 | 279,000 | ||||||
| Other | 1,120,000 | 91,500 | 975,000 | -- | 191,000 | 2,380,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 8,630,000 | 4,820,000 | 1,150,000 | 35,100 | 4,240,000 | 18,900,000 | ||||||
| Stocks, December 31 | 512,000 | 604,000 | 14,200 | 36,100 | 866,000 | 2,030,000 | ||||||
| 2006: | ||||||||||||
| Steel: | ||||||||||||
| Carbon� | 255,000 | 384,000 | -- | -- | W | 639,000 | ||||||
| High-strength low-alloy | 533,000 | 154,000 | -- | -- | W | 687,000 | ||||||
| Stainless and heat-resisting | 2,080,000 | 776,000 | -- | 33,700 | 78,100 | 2,970,000 | ||||||
| Full alloy | 2,020,000 | 2,570,000 | -- | -- | 18,100 | 4,610,000 | ||||||
| Tool | 628,000 | W | -- | 442 | -- | 629,000 | ||||||
| Total | 5,520,000 | 3,880,000 | -- | 34,200 | 96,300 | 9,530,000 | ||||||
| Cast irons (gray, malleable, ductile iron) | W | 194,000 | -- | -- | 51,500 | 246,000 | ||||||
| Superalloys | 1,050,000 | 32,800 | -- | (3) | 1,770,000 | 2,850,000 | ||||||
| Alloys (other than steels, cast irons, superalloys): | ||||||||||||
| Welding materials (structural and hard-facing) | -- | 47,300 | -- | -- | 733 | 48,100 | ||||||
| Other alloys | W | 39,800 | -- | 834 | 1,870 | 42,500 | ||||||
| Mill products made from metal powder4 | W | -- | W | -- | 2,250,000 | 2,250,000 | ||||||
| Cemented carbides and related products5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 80 | 80 | ||||||
| Chemical and ceramic uses: | ||||||||||||
| Pigments | W | -- | 110,000 | -- | -- | 110,000 | ||||||
| Catalysts | 1,010,000 | -- | W | -- | 179,000 | 1,190,000 | ||||||
| Other | -- | -- | -- | -- | 191,000 | 191,000 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous and unspecified uses: | ||||||||||||
| Lubricants | -- | -- | -- | -- | 279,000 | 279,000 | ||||||
| Other | 1,160,000 | 93,100 | 975,000 | -- | 191,000 | 2,410,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 8,730,000 | 4,290,000 | 1,080,000 | 35,000 | 5,010,000 | 19,100,000 | ||||||
| Stocks, December 31 | 530,000 | 604,000 | 14,200 | 25,100 | 878,000 | 2,050,000 | ||||||
| �W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Other" of the "Miscellaneous and unspecified uses" category. -- Zero.�� | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes calcium molybdate. | ||||||||||||
| 3Included with "Superalloys, other alloys." | ||||||||||||
| 4Includes ingot, wire, rod, and sheet.� | ||||||||||||
| 5Includes construction, mining, oil and gas, and metal working machinery. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program