Emission Factor

Brass (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for brass. The Reference Product is brass. 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 Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is market activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/15806/documentation

PropertyValue
NameBrass (market for)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2011
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
cradle_to_consumer
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_brass_market_for_brass
UUID
ddcd4365-31ef-4c02-aa53-77f9eb9f8ead
Code Snippet
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