U.S. Consumption Of Vanadium, By End Use And Form

TABLE 2
U.S. CONSUMPTION OF VANADIUM, BY END USE AND FORM¹

(Kilograms of contained vanadium)

	2012	2013
End use:
Steel:
Carbon-	759,000	671,000
Full alloy-	1,510,000	1,510,000
High-strength low-alloy-	W	W
Stainless and heat resisting-	61,500	61,400
Tool-	165,000	161,000
Total-	2,500,000	2,410,000
Cast irons-	--	W
Superalloys-	9,050	10,300
Alloys (excluding steels and superalloys):
Welding and alloy hard-facing rods and materials-	1,660	1,660
Other²	W	W
Chemical and ceramic:
Catalysts-	W	W
Pigments-	W	W
Miscellaneous and unspecified-	1,470,000	1,560,000
Grand total	3,980,000	3,980,000
Form:
Ferrovanadium	3,140,000	3,130,000
Other³	839,000	847,000
Total	3,980,000	3,980,000
W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Miscellaneous and-
unspecified.- -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes magnetic alloys.
³Includes vanadium-aluminum alloy, other vanadium alloys, vanadium metal, vanadium pentoxide,
vanadates, chlorides, and other specialty chemicals.