Emission Factor

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

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is steel production, electric, chromium steel 18/8. The Reference Product is steel, chromium steel 18/8. 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 Reference Product amount is 1. The cut-off classification is allocatable product. The activity type is ordinary transforming activity. Please refer to the ecoinvent documentation for full details: https://ecoquery.ecoinvent.org/3.12/cutoff/dataset/1482/documentation

PropertyValue
NameSteel - chromium steel 18/8 (steel production - electric)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2013
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

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Activity ID
metals-type_steel_chromium_steel_18_8_steel_production_electric_chromium_steel_18_8
UUID
f90f89f3-67a4-42b4-8a0a-1dbdb8816f97
Code Snippet
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