Graphite, Anode & Battery Materials Processing worked example

Coating Solids Usage with dry coating solids feed rate of 9 kg / hr: a worked example

This worked example runs the coating solids usage numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: dry coating solids feed rate of 9 kg / hr instead of the typical 18 kg / hr. Estimate carbon coating solids usage and run cost for coated graphite, silicon-carbon, or specialty anode powders using solids feed rate, runtime, and cost per kg.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Dry coating solids feed rate: 9 kg / hr (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 18)
  • Coating campaign runtime: 10 hr (held at the documented default)
  • Coating solids cost: 12.5 $ / kg (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Coating solids consumed = dry coating solids feed rate × coating campaign runtime.
  • Coating solids consumed works out to 90 kg at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Coating solids run cost works out to 1,125 $ at these inputs.
  • Coating campaign runtime works out to 10 hr at these inputs.
  • Coating solids cost works out to 12.5 $ / unit at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where dry coating solids feed rate sits at 18 kg / hr and the headline result is 180 kg, this scenario comes in 50% below the baseline at 90 kg.
  • Use it to budget precursor purchases before a coating campaign and to reconcile actual solids drawn against planned feed afterward. 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

  • Coating solids consumed: 90 kg (headline result)
  • Coating solids run cost: 1,125 $
  • Coating campaign runtime: 10 hr
  • Coating solids cost: 12.5 $ / unit

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Coating Solids Usage calculator, set dry coating solids feed rate to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.