Datasets for manuscript: Sustainability Assessment of Additive Manufacturing End-of-Life Material Management

The AM EoL - Material Flow Analysis and GREENSCOPE_11-25-23_TradeOff.xlsx file contains the data supporting the GREENSCOPE sustainability assessment associated with the management of end-of-life (EoL) materials following additive manufacturing. This repository contains an Excel spreadsheet used to calculate material and energy flows of additive manufacturing products during their end-of-life stage. GREENSCOPE Calculation Tab supplies the data and calculations to obtain the energy, economics, material efficiency, and environmental sustainability indicators; parameters and assumptions are listed in the “EoL Material Flow Analysis” Tab. All references leading to the necessary parameters and assumptions are listed in the “References” tab. Other Tabs like Energy Indicator, Economic Indicator, Efficiency Indicator, and Environmental Indicator Tabs show more granular steps to calculate each sustainability indicator. The Microsoft word information document titled “Chea_GS AM EoL Sustainability Analysis SupportingInfo grm_jdc.docx” contains a list of parameters and numerical assumptions made for the material flow analysis in the end-of-life stage following additive manufacturing; conceptual assumptions; material flow analysis results tracing the mass distribution of the additive manufacturing industry; and additional references. The file Figure 2 Data - Sustainability Assessment of AM EoL Material Management.docx contains the data used to make Figure 2. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Chea, J.D., G.J. Ruiz-Mercado, R.L. Smith, M.A. Gonzalez, and D.E. Meyer. Sustainability assessment of additive manufacturing end-of-life material management. Next Sustainability. Elsevier B.V., Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS, 5: 100085, (2025).

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