Influence of Composition on the Environmental Impact of a Cast Aluminum Alloy.

ABSTRACT: The influence of alloy composition on the environmental impact of the production of six aluminum casting alloys (Al Si12Cu1(Fe), Al Si5Mg, Al Si9Cu3Zn3Fe, Al Si10Mg(Fe), Al Si9Cu3(Fe)(Zn) and Al Si9) has been analyzed. In order to perform a more precise environmental impact calculation, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with ReCiPe Endpoint methodology has been used, with the EcoInvent v3 AlMg3 aluminum alloy dataset as a reference. This dataset has been updated with the material composition ranges of the mentioned alloys. The balanced, maximum and minimum environmental impact values have been obtained. In general, the overall impact of the studied aluminum alloys varies from 5.98 × 10-1 pts to 1.09 pts per kg, depending on the alloy composition. In the analysis of maximum and minimum environmen

SUBMITTER: Gomez P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5456811 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature