Foundry & Forging worked example
Casting Yield at 52% target casting yield: a worked example
This worked example runs the casting yield numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 52% target casting yield instead of the typical 72%. Calculate casting yield by comparing finished good casting weight or good casting count against total poured or produced weight/count.
The inputs for this scenario
- Good casting output: 4,200 lb (held at the documented default)
- Total poured or produced metal: 6,000 lb (held at the documented default)
- Target casting yield: 52 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 72)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Casting Yield rate = good casting output ÷ total poured or produced metal × 100.
- Casting Yield rate works out to 70 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Casting Yield gap to target works out to -18 points at these inputs.
- Good casting output works out to 4,200 count at these inputs.
- Total poured or produced metal works out to 6,000 count at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target casting yield sits at 72% and the headline result is 70 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 70 %.
- Use it per heat, per pattern, or as a plant rolling average to see how much of your melted metal actually becomes shippable product. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.
Results at a glance
- Casting Yield rate: 70 % (headline result)
- Casting Yield gap to target: -18 points
- Good casting output: 4,200 count
- Total poured or produced metal: 6,000 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Casting Yield calculator, set target casting yield to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.