Die casting

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Description

Production is basically done by the casting of ingots. Due to the high vapour pressure of zinc and tin, parts of these inputs arise as air emissions. Filters are commonly used to abate these emissions. The casting needs the moulds and energy for melting the alloy. Moulds are either made of metal (steel) or of sand.All data are calculated based on assumptions and theoretical models

Impacts

Impact area MSI Score
Global Warming 6.5e-2
Eutrophication 2.4e-2
Water Scarcity 2.3e-3
Abiotic Resource Depletion, Fossil Fuels 5.3e-2
Chemistry
Scored per material rather than production stage. Click on "Return to Material", and learn about Chemistry scoring under "Chemistry Certifications".

Modeling Notes

Casting, bronze {GLO}| market for | Alloc Def, S

Meta information

  • Primary Source: ecoinvent 3.3
  • Last Publication or Review date: 2011
  • Geography: Global/generic
  • Data Generator: Cashion East, Pivot Analytics; east@pointpivot.com

Applicable Materials

Material Impact
benchmarkimpactblend components
Aluminum
60
Metals
Brass
111
Metals
Chromium
21
Metals
Copper
143
Metals
Gold
673751
Metals
Iron
15
Metals
Lead
23
Metals
Nickel
83
Metals
Platinum
161434
Metals
Silver
3466
Metals
Steel
20
Metals
Tin
87
Metals
Titanium
101
Metals
Zinc
32
Metals

Data quality

Data Quality Value Description
Precision Good 10% to 20% 2
Time Representativeness Good Data are not older than 6 years with respect to the release date or latest review date 2
Geographical Representativeness Good The processes included in the dataset are well representative for the geography stated in the title and metadata 2
Technological Representativeness Good The technologies modeled are included in the mix of technologies covered by the dataset 2
Average 2