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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.