Foundry & Forging worked example
Sand Reclaim Rate at 56% target reclaim rate: a worked example
Suppose target reclaim rate falls to 56%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Calculate reclaimed sand rate from recovered usable sand versus total sand handled.
The inputs for this scenario
- Reclaimed usable sand: 32,000 lb (held at the documented default)
- Total sand processed: 40,000 lb (held at the documented default)
- Target reclaim rate: 56 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 78)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Sand Reclaim Rate rate = reclaimed usable sand ÷ total sand processed × 100.
- Sand Reclaim Rate rate works out to 80 % at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Sand Reclaim Rate gap to target works out to -24 points at these inputs.
- Reclaimed usable sand works out to 32,000 count at these inputs.
- Total sand processed works out to 40,000 count at these inputs.
How this compares with the baseline
- Against the tool's baseline example, where target reclaim rate sits at 78% and the headline result is 80 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 80 %.
- It computes the reclaim rate as reclaimed usable sand divided by total sand processed, then the point gap between that rate and your target. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.
Results at a glance
- Sand Reclaim Rate rate: 80 % (headline result)
- Sand Reclaim Rate gap to target: -24 points
- Reclaimed usable sand: 32,000 count
- Total sand processed: 40,000 count
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Sand Reclaim Rate calculator, set target reclaim rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.