Climate indicator
Emission from the power consumption for metal melting necessary for the manufacture of 1 tonne of castings.
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Carbon footprint indicator for cast components
| Metal |
Sweden |
|
|
| Iron |
29 |
|
|
| Steel (induction furnace) |
41 |
|
|
| Steel (Electric arc furnace) |
30 |
|
|
| Aluminium |
25 |
|
|
| Magnesium |
31 |
|
|
| Brass |
19 |
|
|
| Bronze |
14 |
|
|
| Zink |
13 |
|
|
Emissions of kg CO² per tonne of castings*
* Emission from the power consumption for metal melting necessary for the manufacture of 1 tonne of castings
-
24
33
25
20
25
16
11
11
-
193
271
202
167
207
129
91
88
-
67
95
71
58
73
45
32
31
-
410
577
429
354
441
274
193
187
-
184
259
193
159
198
123
87
84
-
256
361
269
222
276
172
121
117
-
347
490
364
301
374
233
164
159
-
231
326
242
200
249
155
109
106
-
824
1162
864
713
887
552
389
377
-
506
713
530
438
544
339
239
231
-
826
1164
865
715
889
553
390
378
-
1146
1616
1201
992
1234
768
541
524
-
126
178
132
109
136
84
59
58
-
557
784
583
482
599
373
262
254
-
585
824
612
506
629
391
276
267
-
440
620
361
381
474
295
208
201
-
411
580
431
356
443
275
194
188
-
582
820
610
504
626
390
274
266
-
313
442
328
271
337
210
148
143
-
936
1320
981
810
1008
627
442
428