Journal of Resources and Ecology, Volume. 11, Issue 4, 378(2020)

Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Two Types of Truck Bumper Produced in the Algerian Auto Industry

Zahia KEBBOUCHE1,1, Abdelaziz TAIRI1,1, and Brahim SAFI2,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Processes Engineering, Faculty of Hydrocarbons and Chemistry, University M’hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Boumerdes 35000, Algeria
  • 1M'hamed Bougara大学碳氢化合物与化学学院化学与制药工艺工程系,布米尔达斯 35000, 阿尔及利亚
  • 2Department of Engineering Process, Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University M’hamed Bougara of Boumerdes, Boumerdes 35000, Algeria
  • 2M'hamed Bougara大学工程科学学院工程过程系, 布米尔达斯 35000, 阿尔及利亚
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    • Table 1.

      Steel bumper component

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      Table 1.

      Steel bumper component

      Part numberSubsetNature of sheetMetal weight (kg)ProcessOperation range
      668085 (A)-TC14.1055190 8 kW 6 barCut flan, punch, smash, Notching, controlfold one edge R = B, fold R = 15, control
      55820 2 ch 6 bar
      55170 11 kW 6 bar
      56170, 56540, 56540
      668086 (B) 668087 (C)-XES0.86655120, 56180, 56180Cut blank, Cut out blank, Coining, Controlled
      668088 (D)668089 (D′)XES0.86655120, 55820, 56180, 56180, 56540Cut blank, Punch, Notch (4 angles), Fold, Control, Bend ends, Control
      663302 (D″)XES0.19255190, 55820, 56180Cut blank, Punch, Fold 2 edges, Control
    • Table 2.

      Products used for surface treatments and painting (steel bumper)

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      Table 2.

      Products used for surface treatments and painting (steel bumper)

      ProductsMajor chemical constituentsQuantity
      Systoclean 2118/504 (dégraissage)Sodium hydroxide NaOH (C>10 %)45 g
      Addistrip 2252 (décappage)Hydrochloric acid HCL (C>25 %)0.5 L
      Neutrax n°1Sodium nitrate NaNO3 (C>20 %)20 g
      Systophose 4605Phosphoric acid (C>25 %)0.020 L
      Rinspas 19Hydrofluozirconic acid and acid Fluozirconic0.002 L
      WaterH2O60 L
    • Table 3.

      Materials used for the polyester bumper

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      Table 3.

      Materials used for the polyester bumper

      ProductsMajor chemical constituentsQuantity
      Fiberglass layerFiberglass1200 g m-2
      ResinPolyester2800 g
      BUTANOX M-50Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide PMC56 g
      Oc6Cobalt octoate56 g
      Gel coatPaint resin448 g
      AcetoneDiluentSmall quantity
      WaxRelease fat20 g
    • Table 4.

      Chemical composition in cutting and preparation of fiberglass

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      Table 4.

      Chemical composition in cutting and preparation of fiberglass

      Chemical compositionConcentration (%)
      MgO1.141
      Al2O310.298
      SiO244.161
      SO30.764
      K2O0.476
      CaO35.048
      Fe2O31.872
    • Table 5.

      Chemical composition in deburring finished part

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      Table 5.

      Chemical composition in deburring finished part

      Chemical compositionConcentration (%)
      MgO0.230
      Al2O31.775
      SiO27.314
      P2O50.910
      SO30.118
      K2O0.118
      CaO7.488
      TiO20.630
      Fe2O30.448
      Cl13.770
    • Table 6.

      Chemical composition in finishing part

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      Table 6.

      Chemical composition in finishing part

      Chemical compositionConcentration (%)
      Cr2O30.010
      MgO0.087
      Al2O30.598
      SiO22.656
      P2O50.460
      SO30.088
      CaO4.498
      TiO20.371
      Fe2O30.698
      PbO3.673
      Cl8.981
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    Zahia KEBBOUCHE, Abdelaziz TAIRI, Brahim SAFI. Comparative Life Cycle Assessment of Two Types of Truck Bumper Produced in the Algerian Auto Industry[J]. Journal of Resources and Ecology, 2020, 11(4): 378

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    Paper Information

    Received: Feb. 27, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 25, 2020

    Published Online: Oct. 17, 2020

    The Author Email: SAFI Brahim (safi_b73@univ-boumerdes.dz)

    DOI:10.5814/j.issn.1674-764x.2020.04.006

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