Stainless steel thickness not 3mm but UP TO 1.8mm thick. Still stop bullets from .45-cal Tommy gun and Special Forces 9mm MP5 machine pistol

[firsttruck]

In official Tesla video a Tesla engineer said Cybertruck panels only "UP TO 1.8mm" thick hard stainless steel.

So significantly less than 3mm and there must be some places where it is even less than 1.8mm thick.

Assuming metal in door panels are the maximum thickness that means just 1.8mm of the hard stainless steel is stopping the .45-cal bullets from Tommy machine gun, 9mm 115-grain bullets from MP5-SD 9x19mm integrally suppressed submachine pistol (used by some government special operations forces), 9mm 115-grain bullets from Glock handgun.

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Cybertruck Bullet Test Tesla
1.8mm Thick Stainless Super Alloy
Dec 1, 2023
Tesla - official Youtube channel

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[cvalue13]

I did notice a distinctive lack of the “3mm” pitch in yesterdays presentation, posters, and website materials

Paired with the equally distinctive attempt to keep the bullet sprays on the door panels (really the only SS part of the truck that would need to singularly stop a bullet)

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

In official Tesla video a Tesla engineer said Cybertruck panels only "UP TO 1.8mm" thick hard stainless steel.
So significantly less than 3mm and there must be some places where it is even less than 1.8mm thick.

Assuming metal in door panels are the maximum thickness that means just 1.8mm of the hard stainless steel is stopping the .45-cal bullets from Tommy machine gun, 9mm 115-grain bullets from MP5-SD 9x19mm integrally suppressed submachine pistol (used by some government special operations forces), 9mm 115-grain bullets from Glock handgun.

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Cybertruck Bullet Test Tesla
1.8mm Thick Stainless Super Alloy
Dec 1, 2023
Tesla - official Youtube channel

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Now we know a fact or two.
3mm was NOT required....
1.8mm MAD MAX SKIN....Good to go!

 

[JBee]

As per our many conversations, 3mm was simply not required, especially so seeing the casting and frame took over most of the structural needs. I'd say it's mostly the doors that are that thick, the frunk will be thinner for better crash worthiness.

(PS I also noticed the 1,8mm comment)

 

[WHIZZARD OF OZ]

As per our many conversations, 3mm was simply not required, especially so seeing the casting and frame took over most of the structural needs. I'd say it's mostly the doors that are that thick, the frunk will be thinner for better crash worthiness.

(PS I also noticed the 1,8mm comment)

You can probably still TIG weld, along with drill and tap the 1.8mm skin for that custom look you Dream! People will 'MAD MAX" this without a doubt. ( When l was an Architect, we were in the crossover era in the late '70s of feet/inches as well as metres/millimetres. It's funny to see it here.....pounds, kWh, mph and mm! Love it!

 

[rizvend]

3mm is not needed if 1.8mm can do the job. Less battery consumption too. Smart.

 

[csphili]

3mm is not needed if 1.8mm can do the job. Less battery consumption too. Smart.

I'm pretty impressed with how they kept the weight down. They hit the 300+ mile range target without doing an extra-thick battery pack or having the pack intrude into the usable space in some annoying way. If the 3mm stainless was part of that compromise, I don't mind giving up a little bit of armor to get the range and the nice form factor.

But I also don't plan to shoot at it.

 

[rizvend]

I'm pretty impressed with how they kept the weight down. They hit the 300+ mile range target without doing an extra-thick battery pack or having the pack intrude into the usable space in some annoying way. If the 3mm stainless was part of that compromise, I don't mind giving up a little bit of armor to get the range and the nice form factor.

But I also don't plan to shoot at it.

Because 1.8mm is for pheasants! ?

 

[Deleted member 17810]

There was also a second disclaimer that said "on some variants".

Expect the 39K model to be made out of reynolds wrap.

 

[Prime8]

Awesome that they were able to save that much on SS materials, they budgeted for 3mm so we'll be seeing significant savings passed on to us! Right?.........Right.

 

[CyberSleuth]

There was also a second disclaimer that said "on some variants".

Expect the 39K model to be made out of reynolds wrap.

Not all variants?!
Is only the $100k model bulletproof? (unless you're shot in the same place twice apparently)

 

[Bkb13]

Because 1.8mm is for pheasants! ?

Cyber Pheasant

 

[Tinker71]

In official Tesla video a Tesla engineer said Cybertruck panels only "UP TO 1.8mm" thick hard stainless steel.

So significantly less than 3mm and there must be some places where it is even less than 1.8mm thick.

Assuming metal in door panels are the maximum thickness that means just 1.8mm of the hard stainless steel is stopping the .45-cal bullets from Tommy machine gun, 9mm 115-grain bullets from MP5-SD 9x19mm integrally suppressed submachine pistol (used by some government special operations forces), 9mm 115-grain bullets from Glock handgun.

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Cybertruck Bullet Test Tesla
1.8mm Thick Stainless Super Alloy
Dec 1, 2023
Tesla - official Youtube channel

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WOW called though.

 

[rizvend]

Cyber Pheasant

Nice one!

 

[Jhodgesatmb]

As per our many conversations, 3mm was simply not required, especially so seeing the casting and frame took over most of the structural needs. I'd say it's mostly the doors that are that thick, the frunk will be thinner for better crash worthiness.

(PS I also noticed the 1,8mm comment)

In the same video they were clear about the stainless steel taking on the rigidity requirements of the truck, and that the inner structure was made of aluminum and would have had to have been made of high strength steel if it was carrying the load and providing stiffness. I do not know how long it has been since 3mm was mentioned as the skin thickness but it has been a long time. In the end, we saw it crash tested and how it maintained minimal damage where (they say) a regular car would have been totaled. I have harped on the 3mm skin as much as anyone, but in the end it is really about toughness against incidental damage (for me), and regardless of the thickness if it does the job than I am happy. It 'would' be nice to find out how thick the various panels are (4 along the side, the hood, and the tailgate).

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