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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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[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 7 points 9 months ago (7 children)

Real stainless steel does not rust. I brew beer and daily soak down my stainless steel sink/kettles daily. Even harsh chemicals (muritiac acid, chlorinated caustic soda) don't affect it.

[–] jmfwnsfw@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

There are a lot of grades of stainless, but they all can rust. What you're doing with your kettles is unlikely to cause rust, because you are actively cleaning them daily. Letting a contaminant sit on them and periodically get wet without being cleaned our dried is a worst case scenario, and also what constantly happens to cars.

https://www.unifiedalloys.com/blog/stainless-grades-families

[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah and Musk used the chinesium (capitalist) grade, cheapest possible garbage

[–] jmfwnsfw@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 9 months ago
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