Cleaner Products through Life Cycle Design (Powertrain component)

Research Team: 

David C. Shen

Alan Phipps

Gregory A. Keoleian

Start Date: 

May 1, 1998

End Date: 

Jan 1, 1999

Collaborator: 

Ford Motor Company

Research Areas: 

Mobility Systems›Transportation

Keyword: 

Life-Cycle-Design

Automobile

Energy Consumption

Waste Generation

Air/Water Emissions

Magnesium

Aluminum

Resource Consumption

Powertrain Component

Associated Publications: 

• Life-Cycle Assessment of a Powertrain Structural Component: Diecast Aluminum vs. Hypothetical Thixomolded Magnesium