How can Adamantium be cut?
I understand the Adamantium is hard to break. I get the idea of normal metal not able to break it since they are not as hard as Adamantium, I also understand that perhaps when Adamantium hit Adamantium, it can possibly break since they are the same hardness.
In The Wolverine, the sword used to cut the claws was heated. When metal is heated, it becomes liquid if heated long enough, or at least the metal will become softer (molecules moving faster, in other words metal can be bend easier when heated). So my question is, if this is true and the heated metal is softer, why would it cut the claw which is harder since it is not heated?
Best Answer
From the Wikipedia article for adamantium: Adamantium's extremely stable molecular structure prevents it from being further molded even if the temperature is high enough to keep it in its liquified form.
Since this is a fictitious material, you are excused from unsuccessfully applying real world insight. If there is an answer, it is because the overall strength and force of the sword overcomes the lesser strength of the claws, perhaps based on material thickness, or maybe its shape. (Or it could be just because the script writer says so.)
Anyway, if adamantium is going to be cut, what else would be able to do it?
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