Emission Factor

Cast iron removed by drilling - conventional (cast iron drilling)

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Emission factor summary

The activity generating the emissions is cast iron drilling, conventional. The Reference Product is cast iron removed by drilling, conventional. This is delivering the service of cast iron removed by drilling, conventional. Drilling uses a rotating cutting tool (the drill bit) to remove material from the work piece and it predominately uses the front end for cutting. It is applied for shapes like circular cavity or holes. The process is conventional, meaning that it is controlled manually and needs constant supervision. This dataset represents the drilling of 1 kg of cast iron. The service includes materials input, production infrastructure, machinery and electricity consumption. Maintenance and tool (bit) replacements are not included. Degreasing is not included and has to be added if necessary. 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/7757/documentation

PropertyValue
NameCast iron removed by drilling - conventional (cast iron drilling)
SectorMaterials and Manufacturing
CategoryMetals
Sourceecoinvent
Source DatasetCut-off Cumulative LCIA v3.12
Region
Unit Type
Year
2006
Year Released
2025
Emission Factor
  • CO2e
    kg/kg
Scopes3.1
LCA Activity
source_specific
Supported CO2e Calculation Method
AR5, AR6
Data Versioning
  • Status: Current

API Reference

Activity ID
metals-type_cast_iron_removed_by_drilling_conventional_cast_iron_drilling_conventional
UUID
ff5eaaf1-12d3-4e83-a082-061a2c1c4548
Code Snippet
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