Emission Factor

Casting - brass (market for casting - brass)

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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 brass'. Brass casting is the method by which brass an alloy of copper and zinc is melted in a foundry and cast into various shapes to be used in manufacturing fabrication and machining. In the service of brass casting the metal input is not included in this dataset. Thus this service should be used along with 1 kg of brass. Moreover the service includes production infrastructure and energy consumption. Brass in used to manufacture a variaty 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 a 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
NameCasting - brass (market for casting - brass)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
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: 287317d7-de5e-4d71-b925-36092301e38b

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_casting_brass_market_for_casting_brass
UUID
accf3968-121e-469c-aa3d-9d7a1ad5ebda
Code Snippet
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