Cost Calculator
Elegoo PLA Silk
Printing Sunlu Silk PLA on a Elegoo Centauri Carbon
Real per-print costs for filament + electricity, computed from manufacturer specs and US average $0.16/kWh. Plus estimated print time at the Elegoo's 25 mm³/s flow rate.
| Print size | Filament | Total cost |
|---|---|---|
| 20g print | $0.36 | $0.36 |
| 50g print | $0.90 | $0.91 |
| 100g print | $1.80 | $1.82 |
| 250g print | $4.50 | $4.56 |
Filament cost = $0.018/g × grams used. Electricity cost assumes US average $0.16/kWh and average wattage during printing. Print time is estimated from real volumetric flow rate data.
Printer
Elegoo Centauri Carbon- Type
- CoreXY
- Build volume
- 256×256×256mm
- Avg wattage
- 150W
- Flow rate
- 25 mm³/s
- Enclosed
- Yes
- MSRP
- $299
Filament
Sunlu Silk PLA- Material
- PLA Silk
- Diameter
- 1.75mm
- Spool weight
- 1000g
- Spool price
- $17.99
- Cost per gram
- $0.018
- Tier
- budget
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