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)

	2005		2006
Kind of scrap:
Aluminum-base²	2,430	^r	2,950
Copper-base	2,970	^r	3,080
Ferrous-base³	92,700	^r	98,800
Nickel-base	3,420	^r	3,380
Total	101,000	^r	108,000
Form of recovery:
Aluminum-base alloys	2,430	^r	2,950
Copper-base alloys	3,620	^r	3,890
Ferrous alloys	93,100	^r	99,400
Nickel-base alloys	2,340	^r	2,010
Miscellaneous and unspecified	--	^r	1
Total	101,000	^r	108,000
^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.