Emission Factor

Brass (market for brass)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'brass' is a metal. It is an alloy of 70% copper and 30% zinc as alloying element. They are both transition metals. It is a direct product from metal melting. It is in a form of ingots. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: variety of products and objects such as locks gears bearings valves musical instruments decorative artifacts braces brackets base plates etc. decorative purposes primarily because of its resemblance to gold. It is also commonly used to make musical instruments due to its high workability and durability. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameBrass (market for brass)
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: 8ef0c4f7-3fa9-4110-8626-cb8ba14588da

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_brass_market_for_brass
UUID
4c7bdb37-8a46-451c-b4d6-d4731f428f60
Code Snippet
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