Nickel Recovered From Purchased Scrap In The United States, By Kind Of Scrap And Form Of Recovery

TABLE 2
NICKEL RECOVERED FROM PURCHASED SCRAP IN THE UNITED STATES,
BY KIND OF SCRAP AND FORM OF RECOVERY¹

(Metric tons of contained nickel)

	2004		2005
Kind of scrap:
Aluminum-base²	2,960		2,410
Copper-base	2,590	^r	2,290
Ferrous-base³	73,500		68,900
Nickel-base	4,230	^r	3,680
Total	83,300		77,300
Form of recovery:
Aluminum-base alloys	2,960		2,410
Copper-base alloys	4,080	^r	3,630
Ferrous alloys	73,500		68,900
Nickel-base alloys	2,690	^r	2,340
Miscellaneous and unspecified	48	^r	--
Total	83,300		77,300
^rRevised.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Primarily borings and turnings of wrought alloys, such as 2218, 2618, 4032, and 8280,�
or special casting alloys, such as 203.0.
³Primarily stainless and alloy steel scrap consumed at steel mills and foundries.