Brass (brass production)

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 ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.