Metal
What kind of metal is iron-mans armor made of and how can it whit stand extreme attacks. If he has a forcefield it must be right on the metal then cause I don't see it.
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It's a "gold-titanium alloy". In itself, that doesn't sound too hard. The gold would only weaken the titanium. And titanium is not the strongest metal, there's boron and various carbide alloys, like titanium carbide and boron carbide, which, I think, are not technically metals.
Boron carbide is a military armor material. That would probably have been a better choice, unless there's some special secret to Stark's metal.
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Yes I also think that would be a very strange combo of metals. Its so ridiculous that he always survive in this kind of weak combination of metals, and when he get beaten by a strong opponent he just loses a piece of the armor, for som reason he himself are intact. I don't mind superpower or strange magic items, what I don't like is when its not consistent for what do exist in that world. They could easily made this a better story if they gave him a much stronger armor.
But Marvel is full of this inconsistency like spiderman can take a beating that would kill anyone but probably wouldn't survive a bullet. But I can accept that for its necessary for the action scenes but iron mans suits is much more annoying. Also in spiderman the third movie its rather fun how his the center for everything. The meteor just happen to land where he was and the creature followed him. Sandman just happened to be involved in Bens murder. Venoms alterego the journalist just happens to be in the same church as spiderman and he just happens to hate Peter Parker.
Yes I also think that would be a very strange combo of metals.
In the comics, they talked about how it was tempered steel. I think the "gold-titanium" alloy was to keep it from freezing over like it did when he took it for a test drive.
But Marvel is full of this inconsistency like spiderman can take a beating that would kill anyone but probably wouldn't survive a bullet.
How is that inconsistent? You can take Mike Tyson at his fiercest and he's not going to survive a bullet. So, for Spiderman, knowing how he has healing powers, he is healing as he's taking the beating. Plus, his muscles and bones are stronger than regular people.
A shot which penetrates his heart or brain could still easily be fatal.
Also in spiderman the third movie its rather fun how his the center for everything.
Yeah, like how R2-D2 & C3PO just happen to land on the same planet where Luke had been taken years before, they go in different directions but both get picked up by the same group of Jawas, Lukes uncle just happened to need new 'droids, the one he wanted broke down so he had to buy the one that just happened to have the message, Luke just happened to find the message, Luke just happened to know who Ben was.....as in, that is how it happens.
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You are free to have your opinions. But I don't understand why you want to defend the physics in marvel or any other comic world since its nearly impossible, but its up to you. Its not like Mike Tyson punches but much more powerful and I have a hard time to believe his healing power or strong muscles would resist that. It wouldn't make any difference if a train or a bullet would hit you. If his muscles are that strong that they could resist that kind of force they would easily whitstand a bullet.
shareIts not like Mike Tyson punches but much more powerful
Ummm, yeah. He did. Not necessarily with super-human strength, but he hit harder than probably 90% of the men in the world when he was in his prime. He also could take a hit (as most boxes could) so therefore most regular punches to him wouldn't be all that effective.
I have a hard time to believe his healing power or strong muscles would resist that. It wouldn't make any difference if a train or a bullet would hit you.
In one issue, Spidey broke his fore-arm. He had it set and put in a cast, then crashed out on his bed. The next morning, he woke up, flexed his arm, and broke the cast off. His arm had healed over-night due to his abilities.
With regards to train/bullet, it depends upon the type of injury. Regular people have survived falling from great heights. They might be a mangled mess and in a wheelchair for the rest of their lives, but they survived. Very few people have survived being shot in the heart, even by a small caliber bullet.
Now, if you are talking about Spiderman being ran over by a train and cut to pieces, that is a different story.
And, I'm not defending physics. I'm simply talking about what they've established in the comics. If any of the stuff they showed were actually possible to the extent they have it in the comics, then people would be exposing spiders to radiation and then injecting themselves with the venom all of the time.
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