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 v3.8. 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 v3.8
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2021
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
Refer to source
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR4, AR5
Data Versioning
  • Status: Replaced
  • Replaced in: 11Version log
  • Replaced by: accf3968-121e-469c-aa3d-9d7a1ad5ebda

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_casting_brass_market_for_casting_brass
UUID
b1ba9439-7117-4236-ad91-ae926e14cd98_77146dac-6e34-40e3-9d55-db579103ef52
Code Snippet
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