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Casting - aluminium - lost-wax (casting - aluminium - lost-wax)

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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 'casting aluminium lost-wax'. Lost-wax casting is a process for creating objects from simple to complex for a variety of metals (such as gold silver brass or bronze) by casting an original model or pattern. This dataset represents the casting of 1 kg of aluminium and aluminum low-alloy parts by lost-wax casting. The service includes the input of aluminium ingots and alloys along with their melting casting dewaxing cutting grinding straightening machining and non-destructive testing. It also includes water and energy consumption emissions and materials` end-of-life. However it excludes the final product material and alloying additives. Lost-wax casted aluminium is used in industries requiring mass produced metal parts with a high level of dimensional accuracy producing critical components for aerospace automotive and medical applications. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameCasting - aluminium - lost-wax (casting - aluminium - lost-wax)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2012
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 22Version log
  • Replaced by: 4986c7d7-541d-4b68-9b4e-2199fc9b9353

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_casting_aluminium_lost_wax_casting_aluminium_lost_wax
UUID
51fd6e02-030f-4de0-841b-311b6f4515e4
Code Snippet
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