Should I enter selling price as the part value?

No, use the recorded value being written off. Lost sales margin is a different economic quantity and is outside this incident expense.

Where does the salvage credit come from?

Use the booked scrap settlement or recovery credit divided by the same scrapped count. Do not infer a recovery rate from the material name.

Can I enter containment with no scrapped parts?

Yes, the incident may incur investigation expense without scrapping parts. The total remains visible while per-scrapped-part loss is blank.

Why block salvage above the recorded part value?

This bounded model reconciles a loss. A sale above book value represents a gain and should be analyzed separately rather than silently netted here.

Heat Treatment, Furnaces & Thermal Processing calculator

Heat Treat Scrap Cost Calculator

Reconcile a heat-treatment scrap incident after recorded salvage credit. Enter scrapped count, part book value, credit per part and separate containment expense.

What this calculator does

Calculate the recorded heat-treatment scrap loss after salvage credits and separate containment expense.

Formula used

Gross part value = scrapped parts × book value per part
Salvage credit = scrapped parts × salvage credit per part
Net write-off = gross part value − salvage credit
Incident loss = net write-off + containment expense
Loss per scrapped part = incident loss ÷ scrapped parts

Inputs explained

Scrapped Parts: Count disposed of under this heat-treatment incident.
Book Value per Scrapped Part: Recorded part value immediately before the scrap write-off.
Salvage Credit per Part: Recorded recovery credit per scrapped part on the same basis.
Containment and Laboratory Expense: Separate incident expense outside the recorded part value.

How to use the result

Best suited to quench crack scrap Reconciliation, containment incident cost review.
Lost sales, warranty exposure and replacement production are excluded. A recovery above book value needs a separate gain analysis.

Current U.S. benchmarks

Industrial electricity averages 9.77 cents per kWh across the U.S. (EIA, Jul 2026), up 4.7% from a year earlier. Energy-intensive steps carry this directly into unit cost.

Common questions

Should I enter selling price as the part value? No, use the recorded value being written off. Lost sales margin is a different economic quantity and is outside this incident expense.
Where does the salvage credit come from? Use the booked scrap settlement or recovery credit divided by the same scrapped count. Do not infer a recovery rate from the material name.
Can I enter containment with no scrapped parts? Yes, the incident may incur investigation expense without scrapping parts. The total remains visible while per-scrapped-part loss is blank.
Why block salvage above the recorded part value? This bounded model reconciles a loss. A sale above book value represents a gain and should be analyzed separately rather than silently netted here.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06.