DC's Metal Men 2007
Duncan Rouleau (w & a)
Metal Men are the their elements personified!
Look at previous posts about the Metal Men to see how this can be. This article is focusing on just Tin and Copper
Duncan Rouleau (w & a)
Metal Men are the their elements personified!
Look at previous posts about the Metal Men to see how this can be. This article is focusing on just Tin and Copper
Tin (Sn)
Real world characteristics:
The symbol Sn is abbreviated from the Latin word for tin, Stannum. Tin does not have many uses as an element on its own, other than making tin foil to wrap things, which is great (we use aluminum now, though). However, tin is great when mixed with other elements. The discovery of putting tin in copper dawned a whole new age of civilization, the Bronze Age. Adding tin to copper makes a hard alloy that’s better for weapons and tools. A neat thing about tin is that when you cool it to about 10 degrees Celsius it turns from a normal lustrous pliable metal to a powder. This became problematic in the 1800’s when buttons on clothes were made of tin! Winter in Russia would get a little more brisk than you might have bargained for… oops.
http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/050.htm
Comic characteristics:
Tin was a very shy character in this book. He helped and made a good team member but he is certainly overshadowed by the other characters. Considering tin is not used for many things on its own, anymore, I can see this being his personality.
Real world characteristics:
The symbol Sn is abbreviated from the Latin word for tin, Stannum. Tin does not have many uses as an element on its own, other than making tin foil to wrap things, which is great (we use aluminum now, though). However, tin is great when mixed with other elements. The discovery of putting tin in copper dawned a whole new age of civilization, the Bronze Age. Adding tin to copper makes a hard alloy that’s better for weapons and tools. A neat thing about tin is that when you cool it to about 10 degrees Celsius it turns from a normal lustrous pliable metal to a powder. This became problematic in the 1800’s when buttons on clothes were made of tin! Winter in Russia would get a little more brisk than you might have bargained for… oops.
http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/050.htm
Comic characteristics:
Tin was a very shy character in this book. He helped and made a good team member but he is certainly overshadowed by the other characters. Considering tin is not used for many things on its own, anymore, I can see this being his personality.
Copper (Cu)
Real world characteristics:
The symbol Cu is abbreviated from the Latin word for copper, Cyprium aes. Copper is the least valued of the coinage metals. Second to silver, copper has the highest thermal and electrical conductivity; this (and it’s abundance) has made it perfect for all our electrical wire needs. Also, where we have Iron centered hemoglobin to carry oxygen throughout our body, many crustacians (lobsters, crabs… etc) have a copper centered molecule to do the job, called haemocyanin, which is why their blood is blue.
http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/029.htm
Comic characteristics:
Copper has so many interesting ways it can be viewed. Copper was created the year this series hit the shelves. So, she’s a very new addition to a set of characters that were manufactured by Dr. Magnus in the early 1960’s. It is good to have another girl on the team; however, she did not have much of a roll in this story arch. I am sure she has a long life ahead of her to show what she’s got.
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Copper_(New_Earth)
References:
1.) Nature's Building Blocks by John Emsley published by Oxford University Press in 2001 (GREAT BOOK!)
2.) And the every funny and informative periodic videos linked above from http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm
Thank all of you for reading! :)
Add or comment below.
Real world characteristics:
The symbol Cu is abbreviated from the Latin word for copper, Cyprium aes. Copper is the least valued of the coinage metals. Second to silver, copper has the highest thermal and electrical conductivity; this (and it’s abundance) has made it perfect for all our electrical wire needs. Also, where we have Iron centered hemoglobin to carry oxygen throughout our body, many crustacians (lobsters, crabs… etc) have a copper centered molecule to do the job, called haemocyanin, which is why their blood is blue.
http://www.periodicvideos.com/videos/029.htm
Comic characteristics:
Copper has so many interesting ways it can be viewed. Copper was created the year this series hit the shelves. So, she’s a very new addition to a set of characters that were manufactured by Dr. Magnus in the early 1960’s. It is good to have another girl on the team; however, she did not have much of a roll in this story arch. I am sure she has a long life ahead of her to show what she’s got.
http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Copper_(New_Earth)
References:
1.) Nature's Building Blocks by John Emsley published by Oxford University Press in 2001 (GREAT BOOK!)
2.) And the every funny and informative periodic videos linked above from http://www.periodicvideos.com/index.htm
Thank all of you for reading! :)
Add or comment below.
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