This statistic shows the sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof based on PRODCOM** estimates in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016, in tons. It shows that the sales volume in 2008 was 24,076 tonnes and decreased significantly in the following year to 8,013 tons 2009. The sales value increased again over the years to 13,698 tons in 2016.
Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016
(in tons)
* 2016 data are provisional, while data for the years 2013 and 2014 was suppressed by the publisher.
** PRODCOM estimates are calculated from responses to the PRODCOM survey of manufacturing industries.
Gray iron, or grey cast iron, is a type of cast iron that has a graphitic microstructure. It is the most common cast iron and the most widely used cast material based on weight.
Grey iron castings for internal combustion piston engines, bearing housings incorporating ball or roller bearings, gears, gearing, ballscrews, torque converters, gearboxes and other speed changers, flywheels, pulleys, pulley blocks, clutches, universal joints and shaft couplings, excluding for hoists or electro-magnetic clutches.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (December 19, 2017). Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in tons)." Chart. December 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2017). Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Sales Volume of Grey Iron Castings for Piston Engines and Parts Thereof in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2008 to 2016 (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Dec 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Sales volume of grey iron castings for piston engines and parts thereof in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2008 to 2016 (in tons) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), December 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/521187/uk-sales-volume-grey-iron-castings-piston-engine-parts/
