Titanium alloys require a labor-intensive lay-up procedure. / Titaanallooie vereis 'n arbeidsintensiewe oplegprosedure.

Aluminium alloys have lower melting temperatures which lowers the heat input costs needed for processing and fabrication (such as for casting). / Aluminiumallooie het laer smelttemperature wat die hitte-insetkoste wat nodig is vir verwerking en vervaardiging (soos vir giet) verlaag.

Fabrication methods incur an additional cost due to the difficulty in machining, polishing and welding titanium. / Vervaardigingsmetodes hou 'n ekstra koste in as gevolg van die moeilikheid met die bewerking, polering en sweis van titaan.

The ductility of this Ti-6Al-4V alloy is substantially lower than that of aluminium 7075. This makes shaping processes more expensive because several intermediate annealing processes might be necessary to produce the final shape.  / Die rekbaarheid van hierdie Ti-6Al-4V allooi is ietwat laer as dié van aluminium 7075. Dit maak vormingsprosesse duurder omdat verskeie intermediêre uitgloeiingsprosesse nodig kan wees om die finale vorm te verkry.

Extraction and processing of titanium is more difficult due to its reactivity and high melting temperatures. / Ontginning en verwerking van titaan is moeiliker as gevolg van sy reaktiwiteit en hoë smelttemperature.

Titanium alloys require equilibrium cooling conditions which are energy intensive. / Titaanallooie benodig verkoelingstoestande teen ewewig wat energie intensief is.

Ti-6Al-4V contains additional alloying elements (such as V) which are themselves expensive. / Ti-6Al-4V bevat ekstra allooielemente (soos V) wat self duur is.