Timeline for Is Magneto's power magnetism or can he manipulate all metals?
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| Oct 20, 2014 at 23:52 | comment | added | Adeptus | In the movies, he stopped bullets. Most bullets are lead, which I believe is non-magnetic. I think (in the movies at least) they extended his powers to all metals. | |
| Dec 21, 2011 at 20:00 | comment | added | Tynam | Aluminium isn't magnetic at the household level, but if you generate a strong enough magnetic field, it'll respond. It's clear that Magneto generates very strong magnetic fields. So even non-ferrous metals would be risky. Safer than iron, but not nearly as good as plastic... | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 12:24 | comment | added | Random832 | Also, a changing magnetic field generates an electric current in any metal. | |
| Jun 7, 2011 at 1:02 | comment | added | MPelletier | So maybe the in-movie characters couldn't agree on whether aluminum was magnetic or not and decided to opt for plastic? I'd buy it. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 19:15 | comment | added | apoorv020 | Actually, from the responses at physics.stackexchange.com/questions/10827/is-aluminium-magnetic, it seems that aluminium does respond to very very strong fields, but not bar magnet-strength fields. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 18:22 | comment | added | MPelletier | Aluminum is not magnetic (not naturally). That being said, the simplest explanation is to say "we used plastic against Magneto" versus "we use non-magnetic metals and metal alloys" which might raise the classic "Wait, what?" question in the general public. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 16:18 | comment | added | BlueRaja - Danny Pflughoeft | @apoorv020: The "fundamental cause" of of magnetism is moving electrons - every atom produces magnetism. However, the magnetic fields from the atoms of most materials cancel each other out in all directions, making them "non-magnetic." The reason feromagnets hold a charge is that (when placed in a strong-enough magnetic field) their atoms rearrange so all the magnetic fields are in the same direction. The exact cause of this phenomenon is much more complicated than just unpaired-electrons. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 15:46 | comment | added | apoorv020 | @Andy:Actually, there are a lot of contradictory claims on the internet, and the wiki page's claim is unreferenced. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 15:39 | comment | added | apoorv020 | Hmmm, from what I remember of high school chemistry, unpaired electrons are the fundamental cause of magnetism. Aluminium has 13 electrons, so it should be magnetic. But the wiki page says otherwise. | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 15:35 | comment | added | Andy | i was under the impression aluminium was non fero and also non magnetic. Am i wrong? | |
| Jun 6, 2011 at 12:26 | history | answered | apoorv020 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |