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Magnesium shows considerable potentials as lightweight material for weight sensitive applications. To assess the potential environmental benefits of magnesium in transport applications, the International Magnesium Association (IMA) initiated a study on the life cycle assessment (LCA) of magnesium.
The goal of this study was to assess the environmental potential of magnesium as lightweight material for the use in road vehicles and aircrafts. For magnesium production and processing, up-to-date technologies are evaluated. Two application examples represent the use of magnesium in transport: a steering wheel for road vehicles and magnesium parts for an aircraft door. The evaluation of the end-of-life of magnesium parts aims to assess a representative recycling path for magnesium.
The overall life cycle of both magnesium parts is compared to aluminium as an alternative material. We focus on the impact assessment results for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (CO2eq).
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Friedrich, H.E., Ehrenberger, S. (2014). The IMA Study on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of Magnesium. In: Alderman, M., Manuel, M.V., Hort, N., Neelameggham, N.R. (eds) Magnesium Technology 2014. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-48231-6_4
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