Strategies for improving the sustainability of structural metals

D Raabe, CC Tasan, EA Olivetti - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Metallic materials have enabled technological progress over thousands of years. The
accelerated demand for structural (that is, load-bearing) alloys in key sectors such as …

Lightweight materials equal lightweight greenhouse gas emissions?: A historical analysis of greenhouse gases of vehicle material substitution

K Kawajiri, M Kobayashi, K Sakamoto - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The impacts of greenhouse gases (GHG) to vehicles through improvements in fuel efficiency
via material substitutions and their historical trends were analyzed to assess if lightweighting …

Giga-voxel computational morphogenesis for structural design

N Aage, E Andreassen, BS Lazarov, O Sigmund - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
In the design of industrial products ranging from hearing aids to automobiles and
aeroplanes, material is distributed so as to maximize the performance and minimize the cost …

Energy and emissions saving potential of additive manufacturing: the case of lightweight aircraft components

R Huang, M Riddle, D Graziano, J Warren… - Journal of cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) holds great potential for improving materials efficiency,
reducing life-cycle impacts, and enabling greater engineering functionality compared to …

Environmental dimensions of additive manufacturing: mapping application domains and their environmental implications

K Kellens, M Baumers, TG Gutowski… - Journal of Industrial …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) proposes a novel paradigm for engineering design and
manufacturing, which has profound economic, environmental, and security implications. The …

Decarbonizing intraregional freight systems with a focus on modal shift

LH Kaack, P Vaishnav, MG Morgan… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Road freight transportation accounts for around 7% of total world energy-related carbon
dioxide emissions. With the appropriate incentives, energy savings and emissions …

Creative upcycling: Reconnecting people, materials and place through making

B Bridgens, M Powell, G Farmer, C Walsh… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2018 - Elsevier
Short 'product lives' and disposable packaging result in premature disposal of valuable
resources. Industrialisation, mass production and global supply chains have resulted in a …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the life cycle costs and environmental performance of lightweight materials in automobile applications

RA Witik, J Payet, V Michaud, C Ludwig… - Composites Part A …, 2011 - Elsevier
Life cycle assessment (LCA) and manufacturing focused life cycle costing are used to
evaluate the potential advantages of composites in automotive applications. The life cycle …

Environmental impact assessment of aviation emission reduction through the implementation of composite materials

AJ Timmis, A Hodzic, L Koh, M Bonner, C Soutis… - … International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Carbon-fibre-reinforced polymers (CFRP) have been developed by the aviation
industry to reduce aircraft fuel burn and emissions of greenhouse gases. This study presents …

Environmental aspects of use of recycled carbon fiber composites in automotive applications

F Meng, J McKechnie, T Turner, KH Wong… - … science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
The high cost and energy intensity of virgin carbon fiber manufacture provides an
opportunity to recover substantial value from carbon fiber reinforced plastic wastes. In this …