Tantalum recycling in the United States in 1998
Open-File Report
2001-349
By: Larry D. Cunningham
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Abstract
This report describes the flow of tantalum in the United States in 1998 with emphasis on the extent to which tantalum was recycled/reused. Tantalum was mostly recycled from new scrap that was generated during the manufacture of tantalum-related electronic components and new and old scrap products of tantalum-containing cemented carbides and superalloys. In 1998, about 210 metric tons of tantalum was recycled/reused, with about 43% derived from old scrap. The tantalum recycling rate was calculated to be 21%, and tantalum scrap recycling efficiency, 35%.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Tantalum recycling in the United States in 1998 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 2001-349 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr01349 |
| Year Published | 2001 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Description | 12 p. |