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Originally Posted by M3WC
Willing to bet building this thing with stainless steel panels did not save them any money. If anything it made it more difficult. Listening to one of the engineers, when presented with the idea his reaction was less than happy. Apparently it was one of reasons for delays. Stamping stainless is a lot more difficult than aluminum, it likes to spring back from whatever shape you give it. It is far from forgiving, making gaps and shut lines more difficult.
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If you make the panels non stainless steel you need to make the impact protection greater.
I'm willing to think that painting costs and structural rigidity costs were felled in one swoop. If there is a penny to be saved it will that I'm sure.