In this study, life-cycle comparisons of energy usage and CO2 emissions of aluminium versus conventional steel and the ultralight steel auto body were made for body-in-white applications at both the vehicle and fleet levels. The analysis considered three major stages of the life cycle: manufacturing, use, and recycling. The analysis also studied how life-cycle energy and emission benefits are affected by changes in input parameter values, such as manufacturing energy, vehicle-sales growth rate, secondary weight savings, fuel efficiency, and a lower aluminium replacement rate.


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    Title :

    The life-cycle impacts of aluminum body-in-white automotive material


    Additional title:

    Die Belastungen aus dem Lebenszyklus von Aluminiummaterialien für den KfZ-Karosserieleichtbau


    Contributors:
    Das, S. (author)


    Publication date :

    2000


    Size :

    4 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 13 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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