ICNEA 3254—Rolling processing of rare and rare earth metals

Where 3254 sits

1. C Manufacturing industry
2. 32 Non-ferrous metal smelting and rolling processing industry
3. 325 Non-ferrous metal rolling processing
4. 3254 Rolling processing of rare and rare earth metals

What 3254 includes

• Refers to the processing of rare metal materials such as tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, etc.
• Including the calendering and processing activities of the following rare and rare earth metals：
• Tungsten processing materials: tungsten bar, tungsten profile and special profile, tungsten sheet, tungsten strip, tungsten foil, sheet, tungsten wire, tungsten high specific gravity material, tungsten crucible, tungsten anode, other tungsten processing materials;
• Molybdenum processing materials: molybdenum bar, molybdenum sheet, molybdenum strip, molybdenum foil, molybdenum wire, molybdenum sheet, molybdenum crucible, molybdenum head, other molybdenum materials;
• Tantalum processing materials: tantalum rod, tantalum sheet, tantalum strip, tantalum foil, tantalum pipe, tantalum wire, other tantalum processing materials;
• Zirconium processing materials: zirconium sheet, zirconium bar, zirconium wire, zirconium pipe, other zirconium processing materials;
• Niobium processing materials: niobium sheet, niobium bar, niobium wire, niobium pipe, other niobium processing materials;
• Gallium processing materials: gallium sheet, gallium bar, gallium wire, gallium pipe, other gallium processing materials;
• Hafnium processing materials: hafnium sheet, hafnium bar, hafnium wire, hafnium pipe, other hafnium processing materials;
• Indium processing materials: indium sheet, indium bar, indium wire, indium pipe, other indium processing materials;
• Rhenium processing materials: rhenium sheet, rhenium bar, rhenium wire, rhenium pipe, other rhenium processing materials;
• Cobalt processing material;
• Beryllium processing material;
• Thallium processing material;
• Germanium processing material;
• Vanadium processing material;
• Other rare and rare earth metal calendered processing materials;
• The following products are included in this category;
• NbTi superconducting wire;
• Nb3Sn superconducting wire;
• YBaCuO superconducting strip;
• Electromagnetic rheological material;
• Self-repairing materials;
• Bionic material;
• Metamaterial;
• Rare rare earth metal crystal nanomaterials;
• Cobalt and cobalt powder nanomaterials;
• Other rare rare earth metal nanomaterials;
• Medical titanium-based materials (materials used in orthopedics, dentistry, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular system repair);
• Medical magnesium-based materials ;
• Other non-ferrous metal materials for medical use.

What 3254 excludes

• Electronic semiconductor materials, included in 3985 (manufacturing of electronic special materials);
• The calendering processing of radioactive metals (thorium and uranium) is included in 2530 (nuclear fuel processing).

3254 in other systems