Metals, Steel, Aluminum & Coil Processing worked example

Aluminum Extrusion Cost at 72% share of order priced now: a worked example

Suppose share of order priced now 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 aluminum extrusion cost from extruded weight, an all-in price per pound that covers metal plus conversion, the share of the order priced now, and a die and setup charge.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Extruded weight: 5,000 lb (held at the documented default)
  • All-in price per pound: 2.5 $ / lb (held at the documented default)
  • Share of order priced now: 72 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 100)
  • Die and setup charge: 900 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Metal and conversion cost = extruded weight × all-in price per pound × share of order priced now.
  • Total aluminum extrusion cost works out to 9,900 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Cost per pound charged works out to 1.98 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Metal and conversion cost works out to 9,000 $ at these inputs.
  • Die and setup charge works out to 900 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where share of order priced now sits at 100% and the headline result is 13,400 $, this scenario comes in 26.12% below the baseline at 9,900 $.
  • It computes total aluminum extrusion cost as extruded weight times all-in price per pound times the priced share, plus the die and setup charge, and reports the resulting effective cost per pound. 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 aluminum extrusion cost: 9,900 $ (headline result)
  • Cost per pound charged: 1.98 $ / piece
  • Metal and conversion cost: 9,000 $
  • Die and setup charge: 900 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Aluminum Extrusion Cost calculator, set share of order priced now to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.