How Many Beancans for a Sheet Metal Door?
18 beancans
— or 12 from the soft side
18 beancans destroys a Sheet Metal Door (250 HP) from the hard side. That's 2,160 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 1m 48s to place.
Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper for this.
63× Explosive 5.56 Ammo costs 1,575 sulfur against 2,160 for 18 beancans — a difference of 585 sulfur per sheet metal door. If you've already got the beancans, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 18 beancans costs
These are full craft costs — the sulfur figure includes everything that goes into the gunpowder, which is why it's bigger than the recipe on the item page suggests. Sulfur is the number that actually matters, because it's the thing you farm.
Every way to break a Sheet Metal Door
| Method | Qty | Sulfur | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Explosive 5.56 Ammocheapest | 63 | 1,575 | 19s |
| Propane Explosive Bomb | 2 | 1,800 | 12s |
| Satchel Charge | 4 | 1,920 | 32s |
| Beancan Grenadethis page | 18 | 2,160 | 1m 48s |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 1 | 2,200 | 10s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 11 | 2,200 | 2m 12s |
| Rocket | 2 | 2,800 | 10s |
| F1 Grenade | 50 | 3,000 | 11m 40s |
Other ways to raid a Sheet Metal Door
Frequently Asked Questions
How many beancans for a Sheet Metal Door in Rust?expand_more
18 beancans to destroy a Sheet Metal Door from the hard side — that's 2,160 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain. From the soft side (inside face) it's 12, because the interior takes more damage per hit.
What's the soft side of a Sheet Metal Door?expand_more
The soft side is the interior-facing face — the side you see from inside the base. It takes roughly 34% less to break, so 12 beancans instead of 18. If you can get an angle on the inside face through a doorway or window, take it. On a wall, the soft side is the one without the visible seams.
Are beancans the cheapest way to raid a Sheet Metal Door?expand_more
No. Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper on sulfur for this target — 63× costs 1,575 sulfur versus 2,160 for 18 beancans. That said, cheapest isn't always right: beancans may be faster to place or already in your base, and sulfur you've already farmed is a sunk cost.
How much sulfur is 18 beancans?expand_more
2,160 sulfur, plus 3,240 charcoal and 360 metal fragments. That's the full craft cost including the gunpowder each beancan needs, not just the final recipe.
How long does it take to raid a Sheet Metal Door with beancans?expand_more
About 1m 48s of placement time for 18 — that's the deploy time, not the farming. The farming is the real cost, and it's why people check this number before they commit.
Amounts come from the same sourced raid chart as our raid calculator and every /raid/ page, so they can't disagree with each other — verified for the July 2026 wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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