Enter the length (in), the width (in), the thickness (in), and cost per cubic in ($/in^3) into the Plate Cost Calculator. The calculator will evaluate and display the Plate Cost.
Plate Cost Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Plate Cost.
PC = L*W*T*CPSI
- Where PC is the Plate Cost ($)
- L is the length (in)
- W is the width (in)
- T is the thickness (in)
- CPSI is the cost per cubic inch ($/in^3)
How to Calculate Plate Cost?
The following example problems outline how to calculate Plate Cost.
Example Problem #1
- First, determine the length (in). The length (in) is given as 20 .
- Next, determine the width (in). The width (in) is calculated as 10 .
- Next, determine the thickness (in). The thickness (in) is found to be .5.
- Next, determine the cost per cubic in ($/in^3). This is example, the is given is $5.00.
- Finally, calculate the Plate Cost using the formula above:
PC = L*W*T*CPSI
Inserting the values from above yields:
PC = 20*10*.5*5 = 500.00 ($)
Example Problem #2
The variables needed for this problem are provided below:
length (in) = 30
width (in) = 5
thickness (in) = .25
cost per cubic in ($/in^3) = 3.00
Entering these values and solving gives:
PC = 30*5*.25*3.00= 112.5 ($)
