%0 Generic %A Crawford, Robert %A Stephan, André %A Prideaux, Fabian %D 2019 %T EPiC database - Stainless steel extruded %U https://melbourne.figshare.com/articles/dataset/EPiC_database_-_Stainless_steel_extruded/9979931 %R 10.26188/5da557cc41ed8 %2 https://melbourne.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/18746015 %K Embodied energy %K Embodied carbon %K Embodied greenhouse gas emissions %K Embodied water %K Input-output analysis %K Construction %K Building %K Materials %K Environmental performance %K Life cycle assessment %K LCA %K Database %K Process analysis %K Australia %K Hybrid analysis %K Life cycle inventory %K LCI %K Concrete block %K Cement mortar %K Portland cement %K Autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) %K Concrete 20 MPa %K Concrete 25 MPa %K Concrete 32 MPa %K Concrete 40 MPa %K Concrete 50 MPa %K Fibre cement sheet %K Fibre cement weatherboard %K Gypsum plaster %K Plasterboard - 10 mm %K Concrete roof tile %K Flat glass %K Double glazing - flat glass %K Laminated glass %K Toughened glass %K Double glazing - toughened glass %K Cellulose insulation %K Aluminium foil insulation %K Glasswool insulation %K Rockwool insulation %K Polystyrene (EPS/XPS) insulation %K Polyurethane (PU) rigid foam insulation %K Aluminium bar %K Aluminium composite panel %K Aluminium extruded %K Aluminium sheet %K Copper sheet %K Copper pipe %K Copper wire %K Cold rolled stainless steel %K Stainless steel extruded %K Building Science and Techniques %X This material is part of the free Environmental Performance in Construction (EPiC) Database. The EPiC Database contains embodied environmental flow coefficients for 250+ construction materials using a comprehensive hybrid life cycle inventory approach.

Steel is a ferrous metal and is an alloy of iron and carbon, as well as potential other elements. It has a very high tensile strength. Steel has been used in the construction industry for over a century. Stainless steel is extremely resistant to corrosion.

The core material for making steel is iron, which is found in iron ore. Iron is extracted from iron ore in blast furnaces through the smelting process, while controlling for the content of carbon. To render the steel stainless, chromium is needed and is typically added as stainless steel scraps. The molten steel is usually further processed before being extruded into its final shape.

Steel is commonly used in the construction industry, mainly as a structural material. Extruded stainless steel can be used to produce a range of tubes for structural and finishing purposes as well as pipes. %I The University of Melbourne