A Review of the Sustainability Assessment Techniques for Both Metal Conventional and Additive Manufacturing

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10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_37How to use a DOI?

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Sustainability assessment; Additive manufacturing; Conventional manufacturing; Comparative studies

Abstract

There is increasing interest in enhancing the sustainability of manufacturing processes. This paper presents a systematic literature review on sustainability approaches used in the fabrication of parts using both metal additive manufacturing (AM) and conventional manufacturing (CM). A search using the Scopus database initially identified 440 papers focused on AM and CM of metallic materials in the period from 2019 to mid-2024; from these, 21 papers were selected for in-depth investigation due to their importance for processing sustainability. Reviewing these papers, the most frequently used AM or CM processing technologies were identified and correlated with the assessment approaches used to investigate processing sustainability. It was found that 90% of these papers utilised Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) while 24% utilised Life Cycle Costing (LCC) analysis alongside LCA. Sustainability encompasses three pillars: environmental, economic, and social, and it is necessary to consider each and address them together. In this context, this investigation has indicated that while the environmental pillar has received significant attention, the social pillar has been largely overlooked. Finally, the paper is concluded with some remarks and future directions.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Danial Pazoki
AU  - Denis Dowling
AU  - Pezhman Ghadimi
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/12/24
TI  - A Review of the Sustainability Assessment Techniques for Both Metal Conventional and Additive Manufacturing
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Key Enabling Technologies (KEYTECH 2024)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 275
EP  - 282
SN  - 2589-4943
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_37
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-602-4_37
ID  - Pazoki2024
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