Graphite, Anode & Battery Materials Processing worked example
Yield Loss Cost at 72% included yield-loss share: a worked example in graphite, anode & battery materials processing
Suppose included yield-loss share falls to 72%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate cost of yield loss in graphite, purification, spheroidization, coating, calcination, drying, or finished anode material production using lost kg, cost per kg, loss share, and fixed investigation cost.
The inputs for this scenario
- Yield-loss material mass: 320 kg (held at the documented default)
- Material cost per lost kg: 9.5 $ / kg (held at the documented default)
- Included yield-loss share: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
- Fixed loss investigation cost: 450 $ (held at the documented default)
Working through the calculation
- The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Variable yield loss cost = yield-loss material mass × material cost per lost kg × included yield-loss share.
- Total yield loss cost works out to 2,639 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
- Yield loss cost per kg lost works out to 8.25 $ / piece at these inputs.
- Variable yield loss cost works out to 2,189 $ at these inputs.
- Fixed loss investigation cost works out to 450 $ at these inputs.
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 24.39% below the baseline at 2,639 $.
- It computes total yield loss cost as variable material loss plus a fixed investigation cost. 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
- Total yield loss cost: 2,639 $ (headline result)
- Yield loss cost per kg lost: 8.25 $ / piece
- Variable yield loss cost: 2,189 $
- Fixed loss investigation cost: 450 $
Run it with your numbers
- To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Yield Loss Cost calculator, set included yield-loss share to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.
Last reviewed 2026-05-12.