EPD: Structural steel profiles, Cartersville mill, 7850 kg/m3, 490 lb/ft3, wide flage and standard I beams (Gerdau)

Gerdau produces four distinct beam shapes in North America, providing a range of geometries to suit applications from construction to manufacturing. Gerdau also produces three primary categories of piling, typically used in deep foundation and geo-technical construction projects, such as foundations, marine, environmental and transportation. The Cartersville Steel Mill in Georgia produces Wide Flange Beams and Standard I-Beams. This Environmental Product Declaration is for 1 metric ton of fabricated Structural steel produced by Gerdau in the Cartersville Steel Mill. Structural steel is manufactured from steel scrap, melted in an Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) followed by hot rolling, and by transport to external fabrication shops and fabrication.

Manufacturer legal entity:

Gerdau

Manufacturer:

Gerdau

Country of manufacturer:

USA

Product name:

Structural steel profiles, Cartersville mill

Material type:

Steel and other metals

Material subtype:

Structural steel and steel profiles

Environmental & technical characteristics

Global warming potential (A1-A3):

1.0010 kg CO2e/kg

Technical specification:

7850 kg/m3, 490 lb/ft3, wide flage and standard I beams

Available units for calculation:

kg, ton, m3

Unique identifier (OCLID):

59cac7085d96ff7fd2405378

Sustainability data background information

EPD number:

SCS-EPD-04279

EPD program:

SCS Global

Publication year:

2016

Product category rules (PCR):

PCR for Designated Steel Construction Products, v1.0

Environmental standard:

ISO 14040

Verification status:

Third-party verified (as per ISO 14025)

Upstream database:

ecoinvent, GaBi, USLCI