Copper wire; technology mix; market mix, at plant; cross section 1 mm; Extrusion and Drawing based on melting and casting a mix of Copper cathode and Copper scrap; Technology and Market Mix for Wire fabrication representing main European production countries, Market Mix for Copper cathode in Europe (primary and secondary Cu cathode production in Europe as well as Cu cathode import into Europe); 1000 kg Copper wire (Location: EU-25)

Simone Fazio; David Pennington

Description

The data set is part of a LCA study on copper products. The study is based on recent industry data supplied by the European copper industry, and thus reflecting the reality in copper semis fabrication. Copper wiring is the standard in residential building wire and its use in transformers and motor driven systems helps to increase energy efficiency. In electrical applications, while the use phase is the most important in the overall Life Cycle Assessment, the economic value of copper scrap, based on its ability to be recycled 100% without any loss in performance, must also be included in comparative assessments. Given the broad range of wire diameters in use in the market, the data provided is for one metre of uninsulated copper wire, with a cross section of one square millimetre. The data values should be adjusted to fit the exact wire size for any given application. For example, a typical residential building wire has a cross section of 2.5 square millimetres.

Technical Purpose: Copper wire for usage in electric motors (all kind of electric coils), conductors, inductors as well as for wiring in cars, houses / buildings, ships, aircrafts, etc.

Geographical Representation: EU-25

Contact

Email: ec-eplca (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

Simone Fazio
David Pennington

How to cite

Fazio, Simone; Pennington, David (2011): Copper wire; technology mix; market mix, at plant; cross section 1 mm; Extrusion and Drawing based on melting and casting a mix of Copper cathode and Copper scrap; Technology and Market Mix for Wire fabrication representing main European production countries, Market Mix for Copper cathode in Europe (primary and secondary Cu cathode production in Europe as well as Cu cathode import into Europe); 1000 kg Copper wire (Location: EU-25). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-819e60d3-2652-47de-9f0b-d3bf8a4e0ea9

Keywords

Material production Metal production Processes Production

Data access

Full ELCD Database

Use conditions
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Landing Page to download the full ELCD Database.

Geographic areas

European Union

Temporal coverage

From date	To date
2011-01-01	2020-12-31

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2019-08-19
Modified date: 2019-08-19
Issued date: 2011-01-01
Landing page: http://eplca.jrc.ec.europa.eu/ELCD3/
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Environment, Science and technology
Update frequency: irregular
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-eplca-819e60d3-2652-47de-9f0b-d3bf8a4e0ea9
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