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TABLE 4
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF NICKEL, BY USE1
(Metric tons of contained nickel)
 
2005   Grand  
Oxide and Other Total Secondary Grand total in
Use   Metal   Ferronickel   oxide sinter   Chemicals   forms   primary   (scrap)   total   2004  
Consumption reported:
Cast irons 51 W W -- W 51 128 179 306 r
Chemicals and chemical uses 1,350 -- W 678 -- 2,030 W 2,030 6,270 r
Electric, magnet, expansion alloys 161 -- -- -- -- 161 W 161 192
Electroplating, sales to platers #### -- -- 128 -- 11,300 -- 11,300 11,900
Nickel-copper and copper-nickel alloys 2,910 -- W -- 15 2,930 2,930 5,860 5,990 r
Other nickel and nickel alloys #### W W -- 61 15,000 2,200 17,200 15,400
Steel:
Stainless and heat resistant #### 13,200 68 W 200 41,200 67,500 ##### ##### r
Alloys, excludes stainless 3,430 W -- -- W 3,430 593 4,020 3,770
Superalloys #### -- W W 251 16,100 139 16,300 15,700 r
Other2 4,150   117   96   175   112   4,650   3,790   8,430 7,800 r
Total ####   13,300   164   981   639   96,800   77,300   #####   #####
Consumption, apparent   XX   XX   XX   XX   XX   #####   37,600   #####   #####
rRevised.W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Other."XX Not applicable.--Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes batteries, catalysts, ceramics, coinage, other alloys containing nickel, and data indicated by the symbol �W.�

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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