Other industrial alloys Iron–silicon alloy
Ferrosilicon, 50% silicon
The USGS 50% silicon ferrosilicon grade. Its price series was discontinued in April 2022; unavailable values remain unavailable. The source price unit is cents per pound of silicon content, not per pound of bulk alloy.
USGS · Historical annual data
Annual reference
- Ferrosilicon, 50% silicon
- NA US cents/lb of silicon2025 · Nominal USD · unavailable
Measure & source notes
Source: CRU Group, transaction prices based on weekly averages. Average spot prices for ferrosilicon, 50% grade, were discontinued in April 2022. (Data in thousand metric tons, silicon content, unless otherwise specified)
United States · Salient Statistics—United States
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 ↗Historical annual figures · no current quote or daily change
All annual records & definitions →Composition
Ferrosilicon · 50% silicon grade
- Fe: Iron–silicon ferroalloy; Fe percentage is not inferred by subtraction
- Si: 50% silicon grade; price denominator is pounds of contained silicon
USGS MCS2026 Silicon chapter and footnote 1 distinguish standard 50% and 75% ferrosilicon grades. An alloy quote is not an elemental iron or silicon quote.
A material quote is not allocated to its constituent elements.
USGS · Industry reference
Annual price references
Published annual prices or unit values for the named material, retaining the original measure and source notes. These figures describe their stated years; they are not a current market quote.
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