Metals, Steel, Aluminum & Coil Processing worked example

Bar Stock Yield at 99% target bar stock yield: a worked example in metals, steel, aluminum & coil processing

This scenario runs the bar stock yield calculation on the strong side: 99% target bar stock yield, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when an estimator or planner needs to know how much purchased bar stock becomes usable parts after saw cutoff and remnants.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Usable bar length after crop: 232 in (unchanged)
  • Purchased bar length: 250 in (unchanged)
  • Target bar stock yield: 99 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 92)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Bar stock yield = usable bar length ÷ purchased bar length × 100) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 92.8 % for bar stock yield, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 6.2 points for gap to target yield.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 232 count for usable bar length.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 250 count for purchased bar length.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where target bar stock yield sits at 92% and the headline result is 92.8 %, this scenario lands almost exactly on the baseline at 92.8 %.
  • Use it when costing a bar-fed turning job or choosing a stock length that minimizes remnant waste. 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

  • Bar stock yield: 92.8 % (headline result)
  • Gap to target yield: 6.2 points
  • Usable bar length: 232 count
  • Purchased bar length: 250 count

Run it with your numbers

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

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.