The alloy that was in the Aluminum guns

[WayneSpren he/him]

In Alloy of Law, Wax does metallurgy and says a different alloy is in the Aluminum. He doesn't find out what it is. Is it possible that it was Harmonium?

[king of nowhere]

a god metal would be way too rare and allomantically valuable to use to make guns.

[Oudeis he/him]

Are you saying it was used purposefully? They knew this metal was harmonium and decided to use it to make a bunch of guns? Or are you saying they just found some metal, had no idea what it was or it's impact on the Metallic Arts, and decided the best idea was to use it to make some guns?

[WayneSpren he/him]

Are you saying it was used purposefully? They knew this metal was harmonium and decided to use it to make a bunch of guns? Or are you saying they just found some metal, had no idea what it was or it's impact on the Metallic Arts, and decided the best idea was to use it to make some guns?

The second. I'm not saying this theory is probable, just if it is possible. Maybe this metal or the "Metal of Red and Gold" is really the mysterious nicrosil-or not.

Edited August 15, 2015 by WayneSpren

[Kaymyth she/her]

The second. I'm not saying this theory is probable, just if it is possible. Maybe this metal or the "Metal of Red and Gold" is really the mysterious nicrosil-or not.

 

It was actually "Men of red and gold", not metal.

 

Aluminum alloys generally pick up the same immunity effects, so long as the mix doesn't get diluted too much.  I think the bullets were just the result of experimentation with those alloys to try and produce something that cannot be Pushed/Pulled but has less abrasiveness to the barrel of the gun.  Aluminum is a *very* abrasive metal, so it make sense that they'd want to come up with an alloy that doesn't wear down the guns as quickly.