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Tesla's Cybertruck may not be so stainless after all::'Literally bulletproof' but needs constant cleaning to stave off corrosion

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[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

SS301 is a great material

Totally agree. But is this an appropriate use for it? I regularly have to use sandpaper to remove surface rust from my SS301 knife. And I don't leave that out in the rain. It's just surface rust, doesn't damage anything, but it is rust and it's very ugly.

Thankfully with a knife, it takes two seconds to remove the rust. With an entire car? And body panels with areas that are hard to get to? Honestly if I was going to buy a cybertruck I would paint it.

If you want "real" stainless, you want 316, but it's not as strong and would require significant modifications - making it thicker/heavier/more expensive/worse battery range/etc.

[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe the cyber truck owners will convince themselves the rust is a beautiful patina (and your cat sucks because it doesn't have one!)

[–] Silentiea@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

Don't you talk about my cat that way!

[–] i_love_FFT@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

Instead of gold versions, rich people will get inconel-pannel cybertrucks!