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'''Ettmetal''', also known as harmonium, is the God Metal of [[Harmony]]. It is used in some of the [[Southern Scadrial|Southern Scadrians']] [[Metallic Arts]] technologies.{{wob ref|3539}}{{wob ref|2544}}
 
It is also an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_metal alkali metal], although its melting point is different.{{wob ref|10577}}
 
== Properties ==
* The term "harmonium" has never been used in the stories published so far, but Brandon Sanderson introduced the term in one of his talks even before the release of [[Shadows of Self]]{{wob ref|1033}} and has afterwards confirmed that it is another term for ettmetal.{{wob ref|2544}} [[Marasi]] probably did not know the term harmonium when [[Allik]] described ettmetal to her, as otherwise the word would have translated.{{book ref|mb6|22}}
* If harmonium followed the naming conventions of the other god metals it would have been named ''Sazedium''. However, [[Sazed]] didn't like the sound of it.{{wob ref|3539}}
*[[Brandon Sanderson]] has described harmonium as "super-cesium" in reference to its violent chemical reaction with water.{{wob ref|2544}} [[Wikipedia:Cesium|Cesium]], like other real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_metal alkali metals], is an extremely reactive real life metal and will cause an explosion with water even at sub-zero temperatures. He later clarified that cesium was not intended as a direct analogue; ettmetal would theoretically be classified as an alkali metal, although it has a different melting point.{{wob ref|10577}}
 
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