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Material

Cemented carbide

The material of cutting and wear-resistant parts, which the U.S. Geological Survey reports as taking an estimated 60 per cent of United States tungsten consumption, primarily in construction, metalworking, mining and oil- and gas-drilling. An advanced material: its performance is a property of the finished part, not of its tungsten content.

Classification

material class
ADVANCED_MATERIAL
physical form
SOLID

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Establishedan estimated 60 per cent of United States tungsten consumption, in cemented carbide parts

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The U.S. Geological Survey reports that an estimated 60 per cent of tungsten consumed in the United States was used in cemented carbide parts for cutting and wear-resistant applications, primarily in the construction, metalworking, mining and oil- and gas-drilling industries. The consumption attaches to the finished carbide part, several conversion steps beyond the concentrate that left a mine.

  • assertion basis: SOURCE_REPORTED
  • generality: DATASET_PROPERTY
  • definition basis: A consumption share the survey estimates for the United States.
  • temporal basis: As reported for 2024.
  • assumption: A consumption share is not a production figure and is not a world figure.

Evidence support: Supported by the cited evidence one source

Evidence: Survey 2025 Primary authority

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Record last updated 2026-09-11. Corrections follow the published corrections policy; superseded claims are retained, never silently edited.