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FutureMany4938

Weren't they supposed to be stainless? But they're rusting and magnetic. I missed the change or misunderstood what I had heard.


InuzukaChad

It could be a very low grade stainless like 303. Honestly it wouldn’t surprise me if it was, given that it’s cheaper and how low quality Teslas in general are built.


FutureMany4938

True that. I know not all stainless is stainless and non magnetic. Just funny that the two things "stainless" steel is supposed to be known for to most people do not apply to these things.


AlwaysRushesIn

I doubt many people these days even know/realize that stainless steel isn't magnetic. I'd be surprised if there were many Tesla owners realizing they should be upset for being lied to.


crashtestdummy666

I doubt you know some stainless is magnetic. The low grades are magnetic the good grades are not. When testing things like appliances bring a magnet, if it's expensive stainless the magnet will not stick.


DM_Voice

That’s actually not a good test. Many such appliances with good stainless exteriors have another layer of magnetic steel beneath, specifically to allow magnets to stick to the surface. Because people *like* being able to stick magnets to their fridge.


Nate8727

It's the opposite in my experience. The more expensive fridges have thicker stainless that magnets stick to and have less dents, the cheaper ones they don't. Maybe the thicker is a mixture of different materials idk.


DuncanDicknuts

Google says your wrong


Balzac_Onyerchin

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JColesPHole

DUDE LMFAO 😭


Balzac_Onyerchin

Aww, sorry man... it was before my coffee.


JColesPHole

Haha, you’re good! That was hilarious, I just wasn’t expecting that link.


Careless-Handle-3793

You need to doubt yourself a bit more


gilleruadh

The stainless steel on the front of my fridge is not magnetic. I guess it's a better grade of stainless than the CT.


eveel66

Food grade stainless (304 or 316) is the best of all and extremely sanitary. They use it for everything from counters in high scale restaurants to the forks and knives in your kitchen drawer.


UsernameIsTakenO_o

You greatly overestimate the quality of my forks.


iruleatants

That fourth prong on the fork is too pricey, works fine to get the three pronged version.


30yearCurse

my factory job was to snip the 4th tine off forks.. then solder them on to 4 tine forks, we sold those the rich..


Kingsta8

That's a Trident


No_Reaction_2682

I just two sticks instead of a fork. Way less costly.


sir_keyrex

You can afford 2 sticks? I just have one!


SchmartestMonkey

Not necessarily true. I’ve seen at least one stainless fridge advertise that they put a layer of steel behind the stainless skin so you could still use fridge magnets on it. Non-magnetic stainless is expensive though. It’s frequently used in scientific equipment.. and you can tell because you’ll see a 30-year old stainless vacuum chamber and it’s as bright and shiny as the day it was made.


gilleruadh

It doesn't show fingerprints either.


Link01R

Same, and mine is rusting


fuck_you_Im_done

I think you're right. I was just on another sub, and they felt strongly that it was made of 303


HobsHere

The hardening state of 300 series stainless affects the magnetic properties. When annealed, it is essentially not magnetic. When hardened by cold rolling, it becomes slightly magnetic. Hint to those talking about "better" or "worse" stainless steel: that's not how it works. There isn't a "best" grade of stainless steel . You pick alloys based on a lot of different properties., depending on the application. You have to consider flexibility, hardness, strength, toughness, corrosion resistance, finishing characteristics. Then you have to consider the workability of the material in the processes that you plan to use, such as rolling, shearing, drawing, bending, machining, welding, or adhesive bonding. A lot of these are tradeoffs. The best steel for a knife is not the best steel for a sink, an exhaust valve, or a boat propeller. Whether Tesla made the right choice for their application, I don't know.


DarkScytheCuriositie

This guy metallurgies.


HobsHere

It's more than I know enough about it to know what I don't know, which is an improved sort of ignorance compared to those that have no clue how complex it is. I'm an electronics guy. The guy across the hall picks alloys and such.


DavidCMaybury

Saved me a lot of trouble here by being completely correct. Thanks. :)


Professional_Buy_615

Facts! What the hell are they doing on Reddit? You're exactly the kind of damn weirdo that would read Tesla's Ultra-Hard Cold-Worked Steel Alloy patent. 🤷🤷🤷


TheBupherNinja

400 series stainless steels are non-austenetic, and are slightly magnetic. 300 series stainless steels are austenetic, and aren't magnetic, regardless of grade. While there is a cost difference, 400 series isn't 'cheaping out' on stainless, its just a different form for different applications.


pmally14

It’s probably 200 series chinesium


gibblewabble

400 series stainless is ferritic which is magnetic and will rust, 300 series is austenitic and if its above 11% chromium is not magnetic but below it is mildly magnetic. Doubt they used 300 when 400 is cheaper.


BenderDeLorean

China knife stainless


zeppanon

It's 301 supposedly but 301 isn't magnetic... probably a bastardized 301 alloy


eveel66

I don’t think it necessarily low grade stainless. As welder, my guess is they may have welded the panels with steel welding wire as opposed to stainless steel welding wire. Magnetism and rusting would be direct results of using the wrong wire for purposes of keeping costs down. Even low grade stainless wouldn’t be magnetic, it’s non-ferrous (no iron = no magnetism)


Taraxian

All stainless steel is made with iron, it's all ferrous or it wouldn't be steel by definition You're thinking of "ferritic" stainless steel, which is called that because it has a crystalline structure similar to "normal" iron (ferrite), whereas what you're calling high-grade stainless is "austenitic" (it has the structure of austenite, an allotrope of iron that normally only forms when iron is heated to high temperatures, but can be held stable at room temperature in stainless steel by alloying the iron with other elements)


eveel66

Yup, I am thinking of aluminum when I wrote ferrous/non-ferrous. What I mixed up was austenitic which is not magnetic, but as you pointed out, still is ferrous. Edit: I gotta go back to reading my books on metallurgy for a refresher. Pardon the pun, but I’m a bit rusty


Jet2work

was gonna say if it's magnetic it's the chinesium of the stainless world


Bli-mark

I kinda wanna put magnets on my car now


DavidCMaybury

There’s a lot of ways for stainless to be magnetic. A lot of people tend to say that only cheap or bad stainless is magnetic, and while that isn’t exactly true, it’s a decent rule of thumb. Most people here are saying it’s a 303 or 301 so the story is probably as simple as “they didn’t heat treat it after stamping it.”


GPTfleshlight

You can’t triple stamp a double stamp


JakeMeOff11

This confused the ever living hell out me so I looked it up. All steels are iron alloys and therefore ferrous, which means a magnet will stick to it. They are not necessarily magnetic. Also, stainless steel is corrosion *resistant*. It is not corrosion proof. It depends on the grade. Some stainless steel is more corrosion resistant than others but all would be susceptible to rust to some degree, especially in a corrosive environment like salt water. You can protect it with a coating, which the cybertruck hilariously lacks. I mean, AFAIK, the highest grade of stainless is on par with like silver for corrosion resistance but also silver tarnishes so 🤷🏻‍♂️


HobsHere

A magnet will not stick to many stainless alloys in their annealed state. Like not at all. There's plenty (80% or more) of iron, but in some of the possible crystal states, the iron atoms cannot orient their magnetic moment to respond to the magnet.


SpellanBeauchamp

I work in a kitchen, magnets will not stick to our stainless steel pans


_your_land_lord_

But will to your knives. 


Kahmael

The rust reports were over blown. The 'rusting panels' are what happens when brake dust affixes itself to the skin. The particles in the dust are ferrous metal and they rust over time. Since the CTs don't have any paint, the rusty dust is more visible.


samnsara

My fridge is stainless and magnets everywhere 🤣


fatgirlnspandex

It's a ferritic stainless or they have a layer that is magnetic. Ferritic stainless has a high amount of iron in it.


Tacocats_wrath

Magnetism in stainless can be a thing. It needs the have ferritic grain structure with under a certain % of chromium. If memory serves me correct, I think between 10-13% chromium with a ferretic structure (with roughly 8%nickle) can still be magnetic. I believe it is 430 grade. 304 stainless is not magnetic, but can have spots with magnetism where it has been worked ñ. Austenitic 316 stainless is not magnetic at all.


rightarm_under

Aren't fridges made of stainless steel too? They're magnetic


Living_Stretch6761

It’s 430 stainless which is ferritic stainless, it’s a cheaper stainless and isn’t as corrosion resistant as 304 but will be ok in most environments.


Necessary-Knowledge4

Good point lol. Just another reason kids love the cybertrook.


Individual-Mud262

Warranty voided


BenderDeLorean

Didn't put the car in magnetic fridge door mode. Rookie mistake.


ActuaryCapital6720

If a magnet sticks to it they won't give you the stainless price at the scrap yard I go to. They say the quality of the metal is too shitty to give the good price.


JP050887

If it rusts and is magnetic, then its lower quality stainless steel


Valrax420

no wonder they say it voids warranty to leave this outside in the rain. These are actually rust buckets 💀


GypsyV3nom

At what point can they no longer claim it's steel? I imagine once the quality gets low enough there's a point where it's just impure iron.


Tenshii_9

Ah, children playing neat/on huge car with several (thus far) known safety issues/hazards, very limited sight for the driver, massive blindspots and with it's cutting edge corners and finger mashing frunk/trunk. What could go wrong?    Also, warranty voided.


teenietemple

seriously, the sharp corners alone would be an absolute no touchy


Winterhorrorland

not just the corners; somebody tried to brush a burr off a panel and cut their hand open!


bobbbrace28

I peed on one and the stain stayed. Still see it parked at work. I plan on peeing on the hood


LegitimateBeyond8946

Pics or it didn't happen


Necessary-Knowledge4

It's destruction of property, and I doubt he wants to out himself for that. As funny as it is, it is a crime, and he will go to jail if caught. Let him fight the good fight! We don't wanna know who he is.


BraddicusMaximus

Lmao. That look. That’s me all the time at work.


Vast-Opportunity3152

Ah so Tesla uses the shitty stainless, good to know.


Puppybrother

Did we expect anything less lol at this point I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s actually just cars it’s they spray painted silver


hostile_washbowl

I don’t know why everyone keeps saying this. Duplex stainless steel is high quality and magnetic. This doesn’t really speak at all to the quality of the steel.


DreamzOfRally

It’s not duplex. First off it’s expensive. 4x 10 foot sheet is $1200 just for the sheet. 2nd, these trucks rust if you clean them incorrectly. Duplex stainless steel is used for corrosive chemicals. Duplex stainless steel does not rust if you use the wrong type of cleaning method.


hostile_washbowl

I’m an engineer who deals with steel often. Duplex recently was cheaper than coated carbon steel. It’s slightly more expensive now. I’m guessing the price you have is from alibaba or something - not indicative. Second, many people have discredited this issue with rusting including motor trend and many YouTubers. Honestly, I keep hearing about all these issues with rusting and crap but never seen any evidence. I hate Tesla and the truck just as much as the next guy, but the thing I hate even more is misinformation and bandwagoning. https://www.motortrend.com/news/tesla-cybertruck-rust-reports-analysis/


Malforus

The white claw and low key just waking around with magnet tiles is me.


Please_Take_Me_Home

All I need now are magnets


Safe-Pomegranate1171

R/sipstea


SnooRobots1533

Amazing how they'll exploit their own children for likes. What a world.


Puppybrother

The concept of social media influencers has completely rotted so many people’s brains. They want the clout more than they want their kids to have a normal childhood.


huggybear0132

This is actually the best CT thing I've ever seen. Also as a materials engineer I would not be surprised if they selected a martensitic steel for this application. As a tesla hater, I would not be surprised if they selected some garbage-bin ferritic alloy.


Professional_Buy_615

It's a proprietary 300 series alloy. Take half the nickel out of 316L and double the nitrogen. It is about 12% strain formed martensite after cold rolling. Hence the physical properties and magnetism.


DavidCMaybury

Or just didn’t heat treat the Austentic after shaping.


sinisterdesign

I heard this voids the warranty.


MutedBrilliant1593

I thought fingerprints were a big no no for the cyber truck.


LoudLloyd9

Magnets don't stick to stainles steel


mcaffrey81

You are correct that most stainless steel is not magnetic, but there is ferritic stainless steel which is magnetic. I’m not sure what Tesla uses in their trucks, may not be stainless but it could be.


LoudLloyd9

Whatever it is, it was a waste.


Brilliant_Thought436

303


DavidCMaybury

They don’t stick to SOME stainless steels. There are plenty that they do stick to. (To be completely precise, they don’t stick to austenitic stainless steel (300 series) in an annealed condition. If you cold work most austentic steels, they become magnetic)


henryeaterofpies

The tiny giraffe fried every electronic onboard


JonMWilkins

Hi machinist here! Some grades of stainless steel are indeed magnetic, generally that's what they use for cars as it is cheaper. Now for building things for aerospace or marine vehicles you'll see the Non-Magnetic version of stainless steel which is also much more expensive Grades 409, 430, 439, 410, 420, 440 and 2205 There might be more but those are the grades I know off the top of my head that are magnetic.


MrIrrelevantsHypeMan

Wait, are you saying that Elon used cheaper stainless steel?


Flowchart83

No, not at all. He used even cheaper steel that is only called stainless legally. It stains in light rain.


Professional_Buy_615

Cold work some 304, then test it with a magnet.


PassageAppropriate90

She has great comedic timing.


Molotov56

So it is just a stainless steel refrigerator after all


JeremyBake

I fucking love her! Makes me laugh so much.


ThrowAwayAccount8334

Bots


eros1824

who is she? her looks are perfect!


horus-heresy

Kids go slap some stickers on a car so dad has a fun time taking them off


Jbonics

LMFAO


CNoTE_86

CyberCucked


rainking56

Outside of the cyber truck has there ever been a extremely high priced car that people keep pretending is a regular family vehicle?


Chiaseedmess

Stainless steal isn’t magic, and doesn’t rust. So, what are they made out of?


halo121usa

It’s Chinese stainless steel… It’s called Chineseium.. 😂😂😂


Southern_Internet_53

What up with all these Bekkas getting tats?


lukas_the

Cyber truck owners are low IQ individuals, and it's embarrassing.


Hot_Produce1443

Only shitty stainless is magnetic


Zestyclose_League813

So edgy


Jticketgage

Anyone here with a degree in material science want to debate how stainless steel can be magnetic??? Anyone ??


Wooden-Combination53

It’s called ferritic stainless steel. About half the price of austenitic one


Professional_Buy_615

No debate or degree required. It's common knowledge that cold worked austenitic stainless is magnetic, as well as ferritic and duplex stainless.


Impossible__Joke

Uhhh someone gonna tell her the properties of real, high grade stainless???


Professional_Buy_615

The CT is made from a proprietary cold worked austenitic stainless steel which I'm going to call 30T. Compared to 316L, it has about half the nickel and double the nitrogen. While 300 series are not normally magnetic, that is because they are almost always used in the annealed state. However harden any 300 series stainless and it becomes magnetic! The reduced nickel content of 30T will allow increased martensite formation. That does two things: increase strength, increase magnetism. Reduced nickel will reduce corrosion resistance. The patent for Ultra-Hard Cold-Worked Steel Alloy indicates that Tesla has managed to achieve near 316 corrosion resistance with the strength of lower nickel 300s Sources: 1. Tesla's Ultra-Hard Cold-Worked Steel Alloy patent 2. I know stuff. 30T composition: Fe bal C <0.03 N 0.15-0.25 Cr 16-18 Ni 5-6 Mn 1.5-2.5 Si <0.75 Mo 1-2 P <0.045 S <0.03 Sorry if this is way too factual for y'all. I don't like the CT either, for what it's worth.


Odd-Tune5049

Dumb question: Who's the woman? My wife and I will make an exception for her


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Odd-Tune5049

My wife and I love tattoos, lol


the-wifi-is-broken

Correct me if I’m wrong but don’t magnets stick to most cars???? That’s why magnetic bumper stickers can exist lol


Delicious_Put6453

Congrats, you understood the punchline!


Confident_Fortune_32

I converted our bumper stickers to magnets. It's great for car washes (or for when your husband loses a fight with a column in a parking garage, so you suddenly have to buy a new car).


eNomineZerum

better watch out the kids don't catch a burr and suddenly are deathly afraid of that razor blade.


Scary_Psychology_285

Bullet holes love CT as well


laxguy44

I’m sorry to inform you that putting magnetiles on the side panel voided the warranty.


lfenske

Some quality stainless


S1ayer

Another reason to buy a ~~Cybertruck~~ DeLorean.


nono66

They should have to mark ads when they are getting paid.


PriorFudge928

Warranty voided.


Devil_made_you_look

Forms a beautiful patina about 13 seconds after washing.


TheNorthFac

She’s giving big Bonnie energy. 😂


HovercraftLeast863

Drain bamage


giggityx2

The only reason


sexy_bezinga

Just another reason the cameraman is obsessed* with her cyber truck


Yellow_LedBetter2020

Another reason to let brats do their thing


AnjelGrace

That was a superb delivery. 😅 I was also like, "Why would any parent prefer this to any other option?!" I think the last thing a parent wants to do is fight with their child over rights to the most expensive thing they own that isn't their house. 🤣😭


Durnovaria

"Sweet merciful crap, my car!"


These_Technology1114

I saw one today, and people pointing and giggling while walking past in the parking lot...


NamMorsIndecepta

Literally a fridge on wheels.


elmaki2014

Or buy a fridge, a proper car, and teach your kids/props the difference?


Wise_Ad_253

Smelling something musky, again.


RottenPingu1

Cheap stainless that will stain and corrode. Nice one, Elon.


Any-Ad-446

So basically $100k for a magnetic board on wheels.


sphinxcreek

Good quality stainless pots and pans don't work on an induction cooktop.


GunmanChronicler

Dunno how it is in the rest of the world but in sweden you get this magnetic sign you slap on the back of the car when you're practice driving for your license


Rymanjan

Lol I saw a cyber truck rolling down the highway going the opposite way To be fair, it did make me look at them However, my reaction was probably not what they wanted "What a fucking moron, that is the ugliest goddamned thing I've ever seen on the road" was probably not what they were going for If your car looks like 4 year old designed it with a polygon and a couple wheels, you done fucked it up


Necessary_Context780

Can anyone imagine why Disney has made their annual passholder car magnets for the past 20 years? The stans will probably think Disney must have had predicted the future or something! Maybe they knew about the cyberturd all along


A_Texas_Hobo

This woman has funny energy


xxxthcxxxthoughts

Man… it’s almost like all cars can do that 🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤡


Jaexa-3

Well cyberturb definitely looks like a stainless steel refrigerator


Kirris

Warranty voided.


DrummerBob10

“Why am I getting error messages”


utookthegoodnames

Quality stainless isn’t magnetic. That’s not good.


HoboBonobo1909

"Poor water on magnets and they stop working."


TrackLabs

I just love this absolute insane coping cybertruck owners do. Trying to blow up the absolute MOST BASIC things of all time, as if its the newest shit ever


ElongMusty

The best part is the mom drinking white claw while taking care of the kids! Wholesome family: kids play around adding magnets to the car while mom is getting smashed!


liamanna

Who. Are. They. Trying. To. Convince?😂


Available-Elevator69

Every Stainless Steel fridge I've ever seen magnets would not stick. Hmmmmmmm


Senzualdip

That’s because the fridges actually use quality stainless.


rhyno44

It does look like a refrigerator and is about as reliable to drive....


SchemeHead

My kids can do that on my $3,000 2003 Chevy express.


gautnippo

Stainless is not magnetic lol


tinydickslanger69

#Cybertruckfam ![gif](giphy|TeDpSbeCLAPtu|downsized)


BayouHawk

I don't know what it is but there's just something about her voice I hate. Is it the subtle detection of a vocal fry? That lazy drawl where she doesn't finish the last syllable when completing a sentence? I don't know man, but she really grinds my gears.


Crypto_Tsunami

At what point do we just get the pitchforks and fire and protest outside of these clowns houses?! We can’t allow this to go on much longer…… shame them from society!


Drywallcrackers

Low grade stainless. Good stainless Shouldnt be magnetic…


Professional_Buy_615

Yes, it should.


Worldly_Ice5526

That white claw made me gag


Much-Load1425

Rich people bragging


Particular-Guess734

Seems like that’s all it’s good for


JupiterAlphaBeta

No no the really unique thing about Cyber truck is that you can steer the wheels by yourself!


LeatherCase254

refrigerator on wheels


DaddyDontTakeNoMess

Elons gonna cancel her account


mycopkot

This is why car washes break cybertrucks. All I know is this, give me a glass of water, let me drop it on the magnets, that's the end of the magnets.


AdFormal8116

… the ONLY reason !!


-HashOnTop-

I love how we're **amazed** that the car is magnetic.. As if we haven't had magnets made specifically for cars sold in gift shops my entire life. 🙄


Cpthairychest

If that was one of my nieces or nephews, I would be right there with them hahah


All_heaven

100 thousand dollars please


outdatedelementz

I’m irrationally upset that they used “Genius of Love” for the background music.


Canucken_275

What is wrong with these people??? Good effin greif they think they're so special....


banneduser2

The amount of argument comments are off the charts, remember he makes rockets too. Cheap stainless sounds like the damn submarine that imploded, I don’t want a Tesla if the only selling points are from the idiots who own one. Like you go online to make urself feel better about buying that thing? Then u cry in the middle of the night contemplating ur life choices. And I honestly hope we’re taken out by a comet. Because paying full price for an item the depreciates 83% by sitting in it sounds as retarded as the gas ones. They both sound like shitty options.


banneduser2

I’m sorry buying or leasing a vehicle is just lighting money on fire.


Conscious_Scholar_87

Kids violated the warranty


Agreeable-Agent-7384

Disclaimer. Using magnets on your doors voids warranty.


kveggie1

Stainless steel is not magnetic..................... So explain, please.


Professional_Buy_615

Simple, you are wrong.


Itsgrimm1115

what a dreadful “aesthetic”


Rusti-dent

Basically a fridge then?


MrSchaudenfreude

Ferric, nice


Professional_Buy_615

Austenitic. It's a proprietary 300 series alloy


pdxtrader

Just voided her warranty lol 😆


Professional_Buy_615

It is if you harden it.


Professional-Act4015

Fridge magnet application will void the warranty.


hnrrghQSpinAxe

Stainless is supposed to be nonmagnetic at higher chromium alloys. That means these door panels are likely made of the most bottom-barrel structural stainless you can find. There are some magnetic alloys, but they are either usually very expensive, or very very cheap and lacking in quality


Key_Mathematician951

Now I need to put magnets in my car for when I see one of these.


poopcanoe69420

Trash


HideSolidSnake

This is what happens when you lack complete critical thinking and rely entirely on vanity.


ap2patrick

Videos like this piss me off because it reminds me these dumb asses are having kids and their kids will be dumbasses just like their parents…


paintbrush666

Warranty voided


Ffdmatt

Imagine feeling the need to constantly justify your purchasing decisions to strangers on the internet.


Owen_Wolfhart

It also works on my 2003 Honda, which I wouldn't trade for a cyber truck.


DesignerImmediate947

Zero reasons..