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.
The life-cycle impacts of aluminum body-in-white automotive material
Die Belastungen aus dem Lebenszyklus von Aluminiummaterialien für den KfZ-Karosserieleichtbau
JOM - The Journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society ; 52 , 8 ; 41-44
2000
4 Seiten, 2 Bilder, 3 Tabellen, 13 Quellen
Article (Journal)
English
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