Final Additions

Final additions calculations require exactly three mouse clicks. That's all. The first click gets the sample chemistries from your spectrometer. The second click selects which sample chemistry you want to use. The third click starts the calculation and the results are displayed on the screen in the blink of an eye.

The furnace range / grade name that you are making is extracted from the spectrometer chemistry along with the weight of your furnace / ladle. This information is used by the program to calculate your final additions. The appropriate melt stocks / alloys to be used for the final additions and the furnace range / grade specifications are set up automatically. The program can also automatically select the appropriate carbon equivalent, hardness (ASTM 255) requirement or any other additional constraint. No data entry by the operator is required. Just three mouse clicks and the calculation is done.

You need the ability to calculate least cost final additions, even if you use certified ingot.

You may already have software that calculates final additions. Often this software is deficient because it takes more than one try to get the final chemistry correct. This means you take a sample, calculate the needed additions, add the corrections, take another sample and find that your chemistry is still not correct.

This is pretty expensive. You have to hold hot longer than you should and you can’t turn your furnaces as often.

My program will calculate the least cost final additions that are needed the first time. This means you save on holding hot costs and you can turn your furnaces faster. The reduction in your costs from calculating final additions correctly the first time should pay for the program in just one day.

None of my customers have ever mentioned that my program is not able to calculate the correct final additions in one try. I am sure they would complain quite loudly if there was a problem.