Last modified: 2014-09-11
Abstract
and environmental impacts for each life cycle phase of a vehicle
control arm. A flexible model is developed for the EOL phase
describing refining technologies to link any given aluminium scrap
fraction of a certain chemical composition with desired wrought alloy
purity. This provides a novel link between typical EOL aspects
regarding treatment and recyclability, and the material science
relevant for product design and production.
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