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This Is Why Tesla’s Stainless Steel Cybertrucks May Be Rusting (www.wired.com)
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[–] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Because its not actually stainless.

[–] BeardoPNW@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Someone brought up an important point about stainless steal that i forgot until they mentioned it.. It's called stain-less, not stain-free.

[–] lemmyingly@lemm.ee 13 points 7 months ago (3 children)

FDA approved stainless steel (316L) doesn't actually rust. Otherwise you'd have sprinkles of rust in your food and drink from production, and you'd have to buy new utensils and a kitchen sink because they've rusted.

There are different grades of stainless steel with their varying properties.

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 11 points 7 months ago

316L is perfectly capable of rusting especially under pitting corrosion. I don't know who told you it is physically incapable. It is just unlikely under normal food conditions.

[–] stealth_cookies@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 months ago

316L absolutely can corrode. Add a bit of acid in the water and it will start showing rust soon enough. Typically you can find chemical compatibility charts for various metal grades to see what does and doesn't work with a metal.

[–] Zworf@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago

Rust is just iron oxide, it's not a big deal in food in small quantities.

Though alloys containing chromium might be a different story.

[–] renard_roux@beehaw.org 2 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Should have used rust-free steel instead, classic Dusk mistake 🙄

[–] Zworf@beehaw.org 3 points 7 months ago

Full Self Destaining :)

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 7 months ago

elon's gonna bring back rusty jones into popularity.

which ironically would be the first time elon brought a company OUT of bankruptcy

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Double unstain metal

[–] Nomecks@lemmy.ca 11 points 7 months ago

All "stainless" means is that the alloy contains at least 10.5% chromium. It's not a guarantee that it won't corrode or oxidize.