Emission Factor

Aluminium - cast alloy (aluminium ingot - primary - to market)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is aluminium ingot, primary, to aluminium, cast alloy market. The reference product is aluminium, cast alloy. Aluminium, cast alloy is a metal. It is a metal alloy with aluminium as the predominant compound that is a post-transition metal. It is a by-product from the treatment of aluminium scrap. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: machine tools, engine cylinder heads, gearbox housings, cast wheels, window fittings, farm equipment, garden tools The reference product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation here for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.11/cutoff/dataset/7001/documentation.

PropertyValue
NameAluminium - cast alloy (aluminium ingot - primary - to market)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.11
Region
Unit Type
Year
2015
Year Released
2024
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_aluminium_cast_alloy_aluminium_ingot_primary_to_aluminium_cast_alloy_market
UUID
17769129-2086-4f96-b608-83d5e8d09842
Code Snippet
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