In 2019, the consumption volume of nickel in the United States for creating stainless and heat resistant steel amounted to approximately 147,000 metric tons, making it by far the largest nickel consuming application there. The second-largest application for nickel consumption at that time in the U.S. was in superalloys.
Consumption of nickel in the United States in 2019 by application
(in metric tons)
The data is rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
* Includes nickel consumed for cast iron, cemented carbides, coinage, copper-nickel and nickel-copper alloys, electrical, magnetic, expansion, and wear-resistant nickel alloys, and nickel powder alloys.
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US Geological Survey. (August 15, 2024). Consumption of nickel in the United States in 2019 by application (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/260779/us-consumption-of-nickel-by-application/
US Geological Survey. "Consumption of nickel in the United States in 2019 by application (in metric tons)." Chart. August 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260779/us-consumption-of-nickel-by-application/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Consumption of nickel in the United States in 2019 by application (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/260779/us-consumption-of-nickel-by-application/
US Geological Survey. "Consumption of Nickel in The United States in 2019 by Application (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/260779/us-consumption-of-nickel-by-application/
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