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Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation
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: Received: 13 October 2023 / Approved: 16 October 2023 / Online: 17 October 2023 (12:02:04 CEST)
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Mattos, B.M.; Filho, J.D.C.P.; Guimarães, C.D.S. Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation. Preprints2023, 2023101046. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1046.v1
Mattos, B.M.; Filho, J.D.C.P.; Guimarães, C.D.S. Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation. Preprints 2023, 2023101046. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1046.v1
Mattos, B.M.; Filho, J.D.C.P.; Guimarães, C.D.S. Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation. Preprints2023, 2023101046. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1046.v1
APA Style
Mattos, B.M., Filho, J.D.C.P., & Guimarães, C.D.S. (2023). Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1046.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Mattos, B.M., João da Cruz Payão Filho and Claudinei de Souza Guimarães. 2023 "Life Cycle Assessment in Flange Part Production Comparing Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing Method (WAAM) and Conventional Manufacturing in Terms of Energy Consumption, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Solid Waste Generation" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.1046.v1
Abstract
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been proving suitable to support or even replace traditional manufacturing in several industries, offering many advantages such as delivery time and reduction in terms of material waste, energy consumption and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This study aimed to carry out a comparative assessment of the life cycle, from gate to gate, in the production of a low alloy carbon steel flange part using ER-90 wire. The methods utilized were Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) and conventional manufacturing (CM) by forging, and comparative factors were energy demands, GHG emissions and generated solid waste. The total energy consumption in WAAM was 10,239.40 MJ, total carbon footprint in CO2 equivalent (CO2e) was 714.1 kgCO2e kg-1, and generated solid waste was 68.6 kg, respectively, 90%, 95% and 76% lower than consumption calculated in conventional manufacturing.
Keywords
Wire and Arc Additive Manufacturing; Life Cycle Assessment; carbon footprint; solid waste; greenhouse gas emissions; energy consumption; environmental impact; sustainable development
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Sustainable Science and Technology
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