Cost Calculator Prusa PLA Silk

Printing Sunlu Silk PLA on a Prusa XL

Real per-print costs for filament + electricity, computed from manufacturer specs and US average $0.16/kWh. Plus estimated print time at the Prusa's 15 mm³/s flow rate.

Print size Filament Total cost
20g print $0.36 $0.37
50g print $0.90 $0.93
100g print $1.80 $1.85
250g print $4.50 $4.63

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

Prusa XL
Type
Bedslinger
Build volume
360×360×360mm
Avg wattage
180W
Flow rate
15 mm³/s
Enclosed
No
MSRP
$1999
Material
PLA Silk
Diameter
1.75mm
Spool weight
1000g
Spool price
$17.99
Cost per gram
$0.018
Tier
budget

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