@inproceedings{81fbed78701f4d7dbd40a0e4140db602,
title = "Life-cycle cost analysis: Aluminum versus steel in passenger cars",
abstract = "In light of escalating fuel prices and the ongoing climate change discussion, sustainability considerations are currently taking a more prominent role in material selection decisions for automotive applications. This paper presents a new methodology for total life-cycle cost analysis and employs a case study involving the use of aluminum in automotive applications. This study is aimed at developing a new sustainability model to quantify the total cost encountered over the entire life-cycle of a vehicle considering all four life-cycle stages: (1) pre-manufacturing, (2) manufacturing, (3) use and (4) post-use. Also, the paper presents a quantitative evaluation of the environmental impact of using aluminum material in a vehicle. The paper compares the use of aluminum with the traditional use of steel alloys in a given automotive application by providing details of economic and environmental performance of the vehicle over the total life-cycle.",
keywords = "Aluminum, Life cycle, Recycling, Weight reduction",
author = "Ungureanu, {C. A.} and S. Das and Jawahir, {I. S.}",
year = "2007",
language = "English",
isbn = "9780873396622",
series = "TMS Annual Meeting",
pages = "11--24",
booktitle = "Aluminum Alloys for Transportation, Packaging, Aerospace and Other Applications - TMS 2007 Annual Meeting and Exhibition",
note = "Aluminum Alloys for Transportation, Packaging, Aerospace and Other Applications ; Conference date: 25-02-2007 Through 01-03-2007",
}
