How Many Beancans for a Sheet Metal Door?
21 beancans
21 Beancans destroys a Sheet Metal Door (250 HP), from either side. That's 2,520 sulfur once you count the gunpowder, and about 2m 6s to place.
Explosive 5.56 Ammo is cheaper for this.
63× Explosive 5.56 Ammo costs 1,575 sulfur against 2,520 for 21 Beancans — a difference of 945 sulfur per a Sheet Metal Door. If you've already got the Beancans, use them; if you're farming from scratch, don't.
What 21 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 |
| Timed Explosive Charge | 1 | 2,200 | 10s |
| High Velocity Rocket | 11 | 2,200 | 2m 12s |
| Beancan Grenadethis page | 21 | 2,520 | 2m 6s |
| Rocket | 2 | 2,800 | 10s |
| F1 Grenade | 500 | 30,000 | 116m 40s |
Other ways to raid a Sheet Metal Door
Frequently Asked Questions
How many Beancans for a Sheet Metal Door in Rust?expand_more
21 beancan to destroy a Sheet Metal Door, from either side — that's 2,520 sulfur once you count the full gunpowder chain
How much Beancans do you need for a Sheet Metal Door?expand_more
You need 21 Beancans to break a Sheet Metal Door, from either side — 'how much' and 'how many' come out to the same number.
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 2,520 for 21 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 21 Beancans?expand_more
2,520 sulfur, plus 3,780 charcoal and 420 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 2m 6s of placement time for 21 — 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 Livestock wipe. Deployables and external walls are approximate; always test on your own server build. Sulfur includes the full gunpowder chain.
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