RE:Cost of Ti64 - 300 to 600$ / Kg Scale reference. This article just out in March is touting the horn of a process that will process @ 2KG an hour.. A bit shy of 25KG an hour.
"Because the TiRO process is attractive in terms of efficiency and production costs, it could drive titanium AM adoption in all industrial manufacturing segments, including aerospace and medical but also in automotive.
The CSIRO developed approach is fully automatable with rapid, simple plant start-up and shut-down; it can provide low inventory and low working capital, increased safety, thus enabling manufacturers to meet work-to-demand production schedules. Currently the team at CSIRO is refining the reactor design and building a scalable pilot reactor with production capacity of 2.0 kg/hour of titanium. The technology is poised for scale-up to commercial-scale production and will support development of a demonstration plant."
https://www.smartechanalysis.com/news/production-methods-am-titanium/#:~:text=As%20it%20stands%20today%2C%20SmarTech,then%20to%20%24427%20in%202024.
Here is the full report if you have a few grand laying around.. lol
https://www.smartechanalysis.com/reports/additive-manufacturing-in-the-factory-of-the-future-opportunities-and-markets/
Pitpitcolisse wrote: "The cost of powder itself can range from $80 to $120 per kilogram for AlSi10Mg or stainless steel 316L and from $300 to $600 for Ti-6Al-4V "
-source https://www.additivemanufacturing.media/articles/why-does-my-3d-printed-part-cost-so-much