Emission Factor

Steel - chromium steel 18/8 (steel production - electric - chromium steel 18/8)

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Emission factor summary

Emissions generated by the activity within the product supply chain as described in ecoinvent v3.10. The product 'steel chromium steel 18/8' is a metal. It has a composition of 68.6% Fe 9.3% Ni 19.0% Cr and 0.08% C. Iron nickel and chromium are transition metals while carbon is a non metal. It is a direct product of an electric arc furnace (EAF) and an argon-oxygen decarburisation (AOD) refining vessel. It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: culinary uses (kitchen sinks cutlery cookware) surgical tools and medical equipment (hemostats surgical implants temporary crowns in dentistry) architecture (bridges monuments and sculptures airport roofs) automotive and aerospace applications (auto bodies rail cars aircraft). The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. The reference product amount is 1.

PropertyValue
NameSteel - chromium steel 18/8 (steel production - electric - chromium steel 18/8)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.10
Region
Unit Type
Year
2013
Year Released
2023
Emission Factor
  • CO2e0000kg/kg
LCA Activity
unknown
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_steel_chromium_steel_18_8_steel_production_electric_chromium_steel_18_8
UUID
e294c848-cd37-4a29-8bb7-8c1c340f3150
Code Snippet
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