Emission Factor

Forging - steel (market for forging - steel)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. This is delivering the service of 'forging steel'. Steel forging takes place in a large open die press cylindrical or block shapes and it forges pieces weight from 2 to 25 tonnes. The heated metal parts are shaped between a top die attached to a ram and a bottom die attached to a bolster anvil or hammer. The service includes input materials energy consumption production infrastructure emissions waste treatment but it excludes the input of steel. The forged steel with open die forging process is used to produce larger simpler-shaped parts such as bars rings and hollows. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameForging - steel (market for forging - steel)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 20Version log
  • Replaced by: 717f0eab-0726-47d4-a191-2ef3a59d7737

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_forging_steel_market_for_forging_steel
UUID
2e96f570-c8d1-4a4d-a3e9-836591a88889
Code Snippet
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