Fiber & Raw Material Engineering

Fiber Blend Cost Optimization Solver

Set the property each fibre delivers and the specification you must hit. The solver returns the exact ratio and its cost.

Fibre A Higher performing
units
/kg
Fibre B Lower cost
units
/kg
Specification Target to hit
units
kg

Blend Cost

— /kg

Weighted cost of the solved mix

Solved Mix

Fibre A Proportion
— %
Fibre B Proportion
— %
Cost of Batch
—
Saving vs. 100% Fibre A
— /kg

Cost Contribution

—% fibre A —% fibre B

The rule of mixtures is linear; real blends behave non-linearly near the extremes. Validate any ratio below 33% of the stronger fibre with a spinning trial.

Fiber Blend Cost Optimization Solver — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.