aeromancer he/him Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 I was discussing Steelheart with a friend, and he asked me why Newcago wasn't completely and utterly rusted. I thought for, maybe a third of a second, and replied "It's MAGIC steel which doesn't rust." Is there an actual explanation for this, or what?
Unodus he/him Posted February 21, 2016 Posted February 21, 2016 Perhaps the very moisture in the air became steel too? :3 Permanently...?
Jondesu he/him Posted February 22, 2016 Posted February 22, 2016 It simply said in the books that Steelheart's steel didn't rust, though it could break and leave sharp edges. jW 2
Noblehunter Posted February 24, 2016 Posted February 24, 2016 Magic steel. Stainless would get contaminated and start rusting pretty quickly. Though it says his power wouldn't affect steel so would carbon steel remain carbon steel or would it turn into Steelheart steel? What about it's other properties? A skyscraper made of steel seems like it should be too heavy to support itself. Given that it seems to work by replacing a volume of matter with an equal volume of steel, it'd have to be strong in tension and compression, too, or the less likely shapes would deform. It'd also have to either resist thermal contraction/expansion or be very flexible to avoid cracking from cold or heat (that might be mitigated by being all night all the time). I wonder what it's melting point is? Could it be reforged and cast into different shapes without loosing its magic properties? Could Newcago be mined for its building materials like an old roman road? Can someone ask Brandon?
Patrick Star Posted February 25, 2016 Posted February 25, 2016 It's actually Skyforge Steel. It's legendary stuff. 1
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