Metals, Steel, Aluminum & Coil Processing worked example

Trim Scrap Cost at 81% net loss share after scrap credit: a worked example in metals, steel, aluminum & coil processing

What does the result look like when net loss share after scrap credit reaches 81%? The full calculation is worked below with real intermediate numbers. Use it when a process engineer is weighing a wider slit width or tighter edge against the trim scrap it creates.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Edge trim weight: 2,000 lb (unchanged)
  • Material cost per pound: 0.55 $ / lb (unchanged)
  • Net loss share after scrap credit: 81 % (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 70)
  • Handling and hauling adder: 100 $ (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Net trim material loss = edge trim weight × material cost per pound × net loss share after scrap credit) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 991 $ for total trim scrap cost, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 0.5 $ / piece for cost per pound trimmed.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 891 $ for net trim material loss.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 100 $ for handling and hauling adder.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where net loss share after scrap credit sits at 70% and the headline result is 870 $, this scenario comes in 13.91% above the baseline at 991 $.
  • A figure at this level is achievable when net loss share after scrap credit is genuinely sustained, not just peaked for a shift. It assumes a single blended material price and one scrap-credit rate; mixed grades or fluctuating scrap markets will move the net loss share and need re-running.

Results at a glance

  • Total trim scrap cost: 991 $ (headline result)
  • Cost per pound trimmed: 0.5 $ / piece
  • Net trim material loss: 891 $
  • Handling and hauling adder: 100 $

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Trim Scrap Cost calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.