Emission Factor

Steel - unalloyed (market for)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is market for steel, unalloyed. The Reference Product is steel, unalloyed. Steel, unalloyed is a metal. It is an iron and carbon alloy having a carbon content of 0.05 to a maximum of 2%. Iron is a transition metal and carbon is a non metal. It is a direct product of a basic oxygen furnace (BOF). It can be used in the following applications and/or processes: variety of sectors like buildings and infrastructure, mechanical equipment, automotive, other metal products, domestic appliances, electrical equipment. 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/4716/documentation

PropertyValue
NameSteel - unalloyed (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_steel_unalloyed_market_for_steel_unalloyed
UUID
e6e81549-7ff3-44dd-99bd-a7554f12fb69
Code Snippet
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