Life cycle assessment of metal products produced by additive manufacturing: A metal mold case study

0567913 - FZÚ 2023 RIV US eng J - Journal Article
Stieberová, B. - Broumová, M. - Matoušek, Michal - Žilka, M.
Life cycle assessment of metal products produced by additive manufacturing: A metal mold case study.
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. Roč. 10, č. 16 (2022), s. 5163-5174. ISSN 2168-0485. E-ISSN 2168-0485
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : life cycle assessment * 3D printing * DMLS * metal products * LCC
OECD category: Mechanical engineering
Impact factor: 8.4, year: 2022
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c08445

Additive manufacturing represents a promising technology with strong potential for future applications, which is ever widening due to the progressive removal of technological and economic barriers. This study is directed at quantifying the environmental and economic benefits, across the entire life cycle, of the application of additive technology direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) in the production of metal molds in comparison with their conventional production. The molds produced by the technologies under comparison are designed for die casting of zinc parts for the automotive industry. An important part of this article is an overview and comparison of available life cycle analysis studies focused on the additive manufacturing of metals.
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