If you buy higher quality stainless steel (18/10, or 304), those spots don't form, or take many more years to show up.
Wonder if tesla is using 304, or have cheeped out with 430. If it's pitting already, makes me think it's the cheaper option.
Wonder if tesla is using 304, or have cheeped out with 430. If it's pitting already, makes me think it's the cheaper option.
Here's some anecdata that is probably the most coherent read I can find on the topic of Cybertruck oilcanning: http://livingstingy.blogspot.com/2023/08/dude-wheres-my-cybe...
Seems the alloy is probably less rust resistant than more common alloys, and also can't take a clearcoat without losing some valuable properties? More hearsay: https://www.reddit.com/r/teslamotors/comments/197sivs/tesla_...
> According to matmatch.com, “The Cybertruck exoskeleton is made from Tesla’s own stainless steel alloy, referred to as the Ultra-hard 30X Cold-rolled Stainless Steel. While the blend is proprietary, Elon mentioned during the product launch that the exoskeleton material of the vehicle is the same as the SpaceX Starship shell.”
[1] https://www.worldautosteel.org/why-steel/steel-muscle-in-new...
No wonder it's rusting, they're recycling all the exploded Starship shells.
301 according to post #50[1].
[1] https://www.cybertruckownersclub.com/forum/threads/rust-spot...
I wouldn't be surprised if the rust resistant stainless alloys have other properties that are not desireable in a truck.
LC200N and Vanax are steels that are used on corrosive resistant knives, and they make great blades. Magnacut is a newer steel that also displays very good corrosion resistance and has very good knife qualities.