Graphite, Anode & Battery Materials Processing worked example

Yield Loss Cost at 110% included yield-loss share: a worked example in graphite, anode & battery materials processing

This scenario runs the yield loss cost calculation on the strong side: 110% included yield-loss share, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when process loss, purification loss, spheroidization loss, fines, dust, off-spec material, or yield scrap materially changes finished anode powder cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Yield-loss material mass: 320 kg (unchanged)
  • Material cost per lost kg: 9.5 $ / kg (unchanged)
  • Included yield-loss share: 110 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 100)
  • Fixed loss investigation cost: 450 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Variable yield loss cost = yield-loss material mass × material cost per lost kg × included yield-loss share) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,794 $ for total yield loss cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 11.86 $ / piece for yield loss cost per kg lost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3,344 $ for variable yield loss cost.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 450 $ for fixed loss investigation cost.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where included yield-loss share sits at 100% and the headline result is 3,490 $, this scenario comes in 8.71% above the baseline at 3,794 $.
  • Use it to rank yield problems by dollar impact and to build the business case for a corrective action. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Total yield loss cost: 3,794 $ (headline result)
  • Yield loss cost per kg lost: 11.86 $ / piece
  • Variable yield loss cost: 3,344 $
  • Fixed loss investigation cost: 450 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Yield Loss Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.