SIST-TP CEN/TR 18047:2025
(Main)Mechanical products — Order of magnitude of key environmental data
Mechanical products — Order of magnitude of key environmental data
This document provides general environmental data relevant for mechanical products. It can apply to all parts of a mechanical product.
The aim is to provide design offices in companies guidance values allowing them to:
- guide design (or redesign) choices for their products (e.g.: to compare technical solutions) by providing a complementary environmental criterion in a multicriteria approach;
- improve the knowledge on products with the environmental perspective (simplified environmental performance assessment).
These data concern the most relevant items for the mechanical field: material, processes, energy, transportation and end of life of products. They provide an order of magnitude of impacts and cannot be considered as absolute values because many parameters can influence the obtained results (geographical and technical perimeters, use scenarios, hypothesis and method of calculation, etc.).
They are not aimed to replace specific data obtained or used by companies in the framework of individual projects.
They are not aimed to be used as such for:
- quantification of environmental impacts within a life cycle analysis (LCA) according to EN ISO 14040/EN ISO 14044,
- environmental communication as defined in EN ISO 14025 (Type III environmental declaration),
- evidence of regulatory compliance.
Mechanische Produkte - Größenordnung der wesentlichen Umweltdaten
Produits mécaniques - Ordre de grandeur de données environnementales cléss
Le présent document fournit des données d’impact environnemental génériques applicables aux produits mécaniques. Il peut s’appliquer à un produit mécanique ainsi qu’aux composants d'un produit mécanique.
L’objectif est de mettre à disposition des valeurs-repères pour des entités telles que les fabricants, pour faciliter
les choix de conception ou re-conception des produits (par exemple : comparaison de solutions techniques), en apportant un critère environnemental supplémentaire dans une approche multicritères ;
l’approfondissement de la connaissance des produits sous un angle environnemental (évaluation simplifiée de la performance environnementale).
Ces données concernent les aspects matériaux les plus représentatifs du secteur de la mécanique : procédés, énergie, transports et fin de vie des produits,. Elles donnent un ordre de grandeur des impacts et ne peuvent pas être considérées comme des valeurs absolues car bon nombre de paramètres peuvent faire varier les résultats obtenus (périmètres géographiques et technologiques, scénarios d’utilisation, hypothèses et méthodes de calcul, etc.).
Elles n’ont pas vocation à se substituer aux données spécifiques acquises ou utilisées par les entreprises dans le cadre de projets individuels particuliers.
Elles n’ont pas vocation à être utilisées, en tant que telles, pour :
la quantification des impacts environnementaux dans le cadre d’une analyse du cycle de vie (ACV) selon les EN ISO 14040 et EN ISO 14044,
la communication environnementale au sens de l’EN ISO 14025 (déclaration environnementale de type III),
la justification d’une conformité réglementaire.
Mehanski izdelki - Vrstni red velikosti ključnih okoljskih podatkov
General Information
Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2025
Mehanski izdelki - Vrstni red velikosti ključnih okoljskih podatkov
Mechanical products — Order of magnitude of key environmental data
Mechanische Produkte - Größenordnung der wesentlichen Umweltdaten
Produits mécaniques - Ordre de grandeur de données environnementales cléss
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: CEN/TR 18047:2024
ICS:
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
21.020 Značilnosti in načrtovanje Characteristics and design of
strojev, aparatov, opreme machines, apparatus,
equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
CEN/TR 18047
TECHNICAL REPORT
RAPPORT TECHNIQUE
March 2024
TECHNISCHER REPORT
ICS 13.020.10
English Version
Mechanical products - Order of magnitude of key
environmental data
Produits mécaniques - Ordre de grandeur de données Mechanische Produkte - Größenordnung der
environnementales clés wesentlichen Umweltdaten
This Technical Report was approved by CEN on 9 March 2024. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee CEN/TC 406.
CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway,
Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and
United Kingdom.
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© 2024 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved Ref. No. CEN/TR 18047:2024 E
worldwide for CEN national Members.
Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 Normative references . 5
3 Terms and definitions . 5
4 Symbols and abbreviations . 6
5 Preparation of data and data sheet presentation . 7
6 List of data sheets . 7
7 Data sheets .11
Annex A (informative) Additional information on data . 165
A.1 Introduction. 165
A.2 Selection of impact indicators and calculation methods . 165
A.3 Data scope . 170
A.4 Additional information . 174
Annex B (informative) Methodology to achieve impact data sheets . 185
B.1 General . 185
B.2 Step 1: Input data collection . 185
B.3 Step 2: Expanding the collected input data . 185
B.4 Step 3: Creation of draft impact data sheets . 185
B.5 Step 4: Comparison, challenge and alignment . 186
B.6 Step 5: Critical review . 186
B.7 Step 6: Publication . 186
Annex C (informative) Example of use of order of magnitude for a locking system 189
Bibliography . 193
European foreword
This document (CEN/TR 18047:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 406
“Mechanical products - Ecodesign methodology”, the secretariat of which is held by AFNOR.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject
of patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
Introduction
As part of the initiatives to take the environmental aspects into account in product design and thus
improve environmental performance, manufacturers need environmental data to guide their
choices (e.g.: choice for a material, a process or an energy used).
Environmental data contained in this document are based on the feedback obtained from CETIM's
(French Technical Centre for Mechanical Industry) research, and development actions and its
[8]
involvement in several industrial projects .
These data are based on calculations and experimentations made on cases in the mechanical
industry, and calculated from general data available on the market. References used are the most
common and understandable terms and might not be in accordance with standardised
designations.
The proposed data can be updated given the state of knowledge acquired on this topic.
1 Scope
This document provides general environmental data relevant to mechanical products. It can be
applied to a mechanical product as well as to parts of a mechanical product.
The aim is to provide guidance values to entities, e.g. manufacturers, supporting
design or re-design choices for products (e.g.: to compare technical solutions) by
providing a complementary environmental criterion in a multicriteria approach;
enhancement of knowledge on products from an environmental perspective (simplified
environmental performance assessment).
These data cover the most relevant aspects for the mechanical sector: material, processes, energy,
transportation and end of life of products. They provide an order of magnitude of impacts and
cannot be considered as absolute values because many parameters can influence the obtained
results (geographical and technical perimeters, use scenarios, hypothesis and method of
calculation, etc.).
They are not intended to replace specific data obtained or used by entities as part of individual
projects.
They are not intended to be used as such for:
quantification of environmental impacts within a life cycle analysis (LCA) according to
EN ISO 14040/EN ISO 14044,
environmental communication as defined in EN ISO 14025 (Type III environmental
declaration),
evidence of regulatory compliance.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any
amendments) applies.
EN 15804:2012+A2:2019, Sustainability of construction works — Environmental product
declarations — Core rules for the product category of construction products
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the terms and definitions given in EN 15804:2012+A2:2019
apply.
NOTE Additional definitions can be found in the PEP Ecopassport program.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following
addresses:
IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp
Impacted by EN 15804:2012+A2:2019/AC:2021.
4 Symbols and abbreviations
Units used in the data sheets contained in Annex A are defined in Table 1.
Table 1 — Definition of units
Units Meaning
kg CO eq. Kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent
kg Sb eq. Kilograms of antimony equivalent
kg SO2 eq. Kilograms of sulfur dioxide equivalent
m Cubic meter
kg CFC-11 eq. Kilograms of trichlorofluoromethane equivalent
kg C2H4 eq. Kilograms of ethene equivalent
3-
kg PO4 eq. Kilograms of phosphate equivalent
CTUe Comparative Toxic Unit
CTUh Comparative Toxic Unit
l Litre
MJ Megajoule
kg Kilogram
Abbreviations used in this document are defined in Table 2.
Table 2 — Meaning of abbreviations
Acronym Meaning
French organisation for the Environment and Energy Management
ADEME
(Agence de l'Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie)
BOM Bill of material
DEP Declaration of Environmental Product
FDES Environmental and health declaration form
HVAC-R Heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration
LCA Life cycle analysis
PCR Product Category Rules
PEP Product Environmental Profile
NOTE The FDES is a French statement document made under the responsibility of the
product manufacturer which presents the results of the life cycle analysis of a construction
product.
5 Preparation of data and data sheet presentation
Impact data were obtained from environmental studies based on field experiments (flow
measurements, environmental assessments, etc.), scientific and technical publications
(bibliography, eco-profiles, etc.) and calculations based on existing data.
This required the establishment of rules and hypotheses for the calculation of impact data and the
use of existing calculation methods. Some explanations are given in Annex A.
For each data sheet, the following information is provided:
name of the data (cast iron, stainless steel milling, etc.);
amount (e.g. 1 kg);
reference number to the sheet for data management and traceability;
type (material, energy, processes, etc.);
subtype (metal, polymer, processes by removal of material, transportation, etc.);
comment(s), if needed (geographic scope, additional information, etc.);
name of environmental indicator, its value and unit.
NOTE Annex B describes the methodology to achieve impact data sheets. Annex C gives an example on
how to use the data sheets for a product.
6 List of data sheets
The data sheets are grouped per type and subtype, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 — List of data sheets
Reference
Type Subtype Name
#
Material Ferrous material Cast iron Aa002
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Flat Aa003
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Profile Aa004
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Tube Aa005
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Coil Aa010
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Wire Aa011
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Concrete reinforcing Aa012
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Hot dip galvanised Aa013
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Electro zinc coated Aa014
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Chromium Aa015
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Tinned Aa016
Material Ferrous material Mild steel - Polymer coating Aa017
Material Ferrous material Low-alloy steel - Sheet metal Aa018
Material Ferrous material Low-alloy steel - Bar Aa019
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium-nickel steel (Type 304) - Sheet metal Aa020
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium-nickel steel (Type 304) - Bar Aa021
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium-nickel steel (Type 316) - Sheet metal Aa024
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium-nickel steel (Type 316) - Bar Aa025
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium steel (Type 420, 430, 440, 441) - Sheet metal Aa030
Material Ferrous material Stainless steel said chromium steel (Type 420, 430, 440, 441) - Bar Aa031
Material Non-ferrous material Primary aluminium - Ingot Ab001
Material Non-ferrous material Primary aluminium - Sheet metal Ab002
Material Non-ferrous material Primary aluminium - Profile Ab003
Reference
Type Subtype Name
#
Material Non-ferrous material Medium aluminium - Profile Ab004
Material Non-ferrous material Medium aluminium - Sheet metal Ab005
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium extracted from production waste - Sheet metal Ab006
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium extracted from production waste - Profile Ab007
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium extracted from domestic waste - Sheet metal Ab008
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium extracted from domestic waste - Profile Ab009
Material Non-ferrous material Foundry aluminium (Si alloy, series 4) - Ingot Ab010
Material Non-ferrous material Primary aluminium EN AW 2017A AlCu4MgSi - Sheet metal Ab012
Material Non-ferrous material Primary aluminium EN AW 2017A AlCu4MgSi - Profile Ab013
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium EN AW 2017A AlCu4MgSi - Sheet metal Ab014
Material Non-ferrous material Secondary aluminium EN AW 2017A AlCu4MgSi - Profile Ab015
Material Non-ferrous materia
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