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Carbide Recovery Value at 58% clean carbide yield after sorting: a worked example

Suppose clean carbide yield after sorting falls to 58%. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Carbide recovery value is the money reclaimed from worn and broken carbide tooling by selling scrap tungsten carbide to a reclaimer, after accounting for the clean-yield percentage that survives sorting and the fixed cost of collecting it.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Weight or count of scrap carbide processed: 100 units (held at the documented default)
  • Scrap carbide buy-back rate: 45 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Clean carbide yield after sorting: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed collection and handling cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Carbide Recovery Value cost = quantity × rate × capture factor + fixed cost.
  • Weighted cost works out to 2,860 $ at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Per piece value works out to 28.6 $ / piece at these inputs.
  • Captured value works out to 2,610 $ at these inputs.
  • Fixed adjustment works out to 250 $ at these inputs.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where clean carbide yield after sorting sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • It computes total recovery value as scrap quantity times buy-back rate times clean yield, plus a fixed handling cost, then divides by quantity for value per unit. 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

  • Weighted cost: 2,860 $ (headline result)
  • Per piece value: 28.6 $ / piece
  • Captured value: 2,610 $
  • Fixed adjustment: 250 $

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Carbide Recovery Value calculator, set clean carbide yield after sorting to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.