Wire Drawing & Rod Processing worked example

Scrap Recovery Value at 58% recoverable fraction captured: a worked example in wire drawing & rod processing

This worked example runs the scrap recovery value numbers for a tougher week than the baseline: 58% recoverable fraction captured instead of the typical 80%. Scrap recovery value estimates how much money a wire drawing operation gets back from its drawing scrap, wire ends, and off-spec coil once realistic capture losses and fixed handling costs are folded in.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Scrap wire recovered: 100 units (held at the documented default)
  • Recovery rate per unit: 45 $ / unit (held at the documented default)
  • Recoverable fraction captured: 58 % (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 80)
  • Fixed handling and freight cost: 250 $ (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Scrap 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 recoverable fraction captured sits at 80% and the headline result is 3,850 $, this scenario comes in 25.71% below the baseline at 2,860 $.
  • Use it to value a scrap lot before selling, or to compare the payback of sorting and segregating scrap versus shipping it mixed. A result at this level usually justifies acting on the stressed input before touching anything else, because every other figure in the table is downstream of it.

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 Scrap Recovery Value calculator, set recoverable fraction captured to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.