Heat Treatment, Furnaces & Thermal Processing worked example

Heat Treat Scrap Cost at 72% scrap cost capture: a worked example

Suppose scrap cost capture 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 the cost impact of heat treat scrap from scrapped parts, part value, scrap capture percent, and fixed containment or analysis cost.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrapped heat treated parts: 18 parts (held at the documented default)
  • Value per scrapped part: 85 $ / part (held at the documented default)
  • Scrap cost capture: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Fixed containment or lab cost: 500 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Captured heat treat scrap cost = scrapped parts × value per scrapped part × scrap cost capture.
  • Total heat treat scrap cost works out to 1,602 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Scrap cost per part works out to 88.98 $ / part at these inputs.
  • Captured scrap value works out to 1,102 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed containment or lab cost works out to 500 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where scrap cost capture sits at 100% and the headline result is 2,030 $, this scenario comes in 21.1% below the baseline at 1,602 $.
  • It multiplies scrapped heat treated parts by their fully-loaded value and a capture percentage, then adds any fixed containment or lab cost to give total scrap dollars and cost per part. 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 heat treat scrap cost: 1,602 $ (headline result)
  • Scrap cost per part: 88.98 $ / part
  • Captured scrap value: 1,102 $
  • Fixed containment or lab cost: 500 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Heat Treat Scrap Cost calculator, set scrap cost capture to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.