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The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels (www.businessinsider.com)
submitted 11 months ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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The stainless steel body of Tesla's Cybertruck is reportedly leading to issues with gaps in between the panels::The Cybertruck's steel is made in "coils that resemble giant rolls of toilet paper," WSJ reported.

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[–] CmdrShepard@lemmy.one 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Isn't this what Saturn did or is nitinol some sort of metal alloy?

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

AFAIK they did plastic fenders and nothing with "exotic" alloys.

[–] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Nitinol is an alloy of 60% nickel and 40% titanium (usually). It can be used in memory materials or to capture energy from heat. Basically it can be bent when it's below a certain temperature (like a regular metal) and it creates force to restore its shape when it's heated.

Yes, I did learn that by playing modded Factorio. Why do you ask?