Material Estimator
Powder Coating Quantity Calculator
Enter the area to be coated and your film-build target to estimate how much powder will be required.
Area to Coat
Specific Gravity of Powderfrom TDS, typ. 1.3–1.8
Target Film Thicknessmils (1 mil = 25.4 µm)
Transfer Efficiency100% = theoretical / lab number
Coating Cost
Note: theoretical coverage (ft²/lb) = 192.3 ÷ (specific gravity × mil thickness). Real-world spray application rarely (never) achieves 100% of theoretical coverage. First-pass transfer efficiency in a booth is typically 60–85% depending on gun setup, part geometry, and reclaim. Set the field above to your shop's actual or estimated efficiency for a realistic order quantity.
Substrate cross-section at
2.5 mils dry film build
(scaled for illustration)
2.5 mils dry film build
(scaled for illustration)
Powder Required
0.0lb
0.0 kg
Estimated Material Cost
$0.00
CURE PLANNING
Oven Dwell Time Calculator
Enter your oven set point, part details, and the powder's cure schedule to estimate how long parts need to stay in a gas-fired convection oven to reach full cure.
from powder TDS
Credit partial cure achieved during ramp-up
Metal starts curing before it fully reaches the target temperature. This reduces the hold time needed once the part gets there. Uncheck for a simpler, more conservative estimate.
Pick a second point below your cure target — e.g. the minimum recommended minutes at a metal temp 15–30°F cooler — since that's the range the part actually passes through on the way up.
This fits the ramp's pre-cure rate to your real powder instead of a generic assumption. Leave blank to use a typical industry default (cure time roughly halves every 20°F above the cure target).
Part Metal Temp vs. Time
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Ramp-Up (min)
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Hold (min)
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Total Dwell
How to use this: this is a thermal estimate for flat-ish, thin-to-moderate gauge parts.
Heavy castings, boxed/tubular sections, and dense rack loading will run longer than shown here.
Always confirm actual part metal temperature with a thermocouple or profiler (e.g. Datapaq) before setting
production line speed, and build in a safety margin.