Heat Treatment, Furnaces & Thermal Processing worked example

Thermal Processing Yield at 99% target yield: a worked example

This scenario runs the thermal processing yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target yield, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it to track thermal processing yield against target in Heat Treatment, Furnaces & Thermal Processing.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Accepted parts: 960 units (unchanged)
  • Total parts processed: 1,000 units (unchanged)
  • Target yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 98)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Thermal processing yield = accepted parts ÷ total parts processed × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 96 % for thermal processing yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3 points for gap to target.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 960 count for accepted parts.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 1,000 count for total parts processed.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target yield sits at 98% and the headline result is 96 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 96 %.
  • Use it at the end of a furnace run, shift, or lot to track quality and flag recipes drifting away from target. 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

  • Thermal processing yield: 96 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target: 3 points
  • Accepted parts: 960 count
  • Total parts processed: 1,000 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.