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== Metallic Arts == <!--T:4-->
The [[Allomancy|Allomantic]], [[Feruchemy|Feruchemical]], and [[Hemalurgy|Hemalurgic]] properties of ettmetal are unknown.{{wob ref|6082}} Because of its volatile nature near water, ingesting ettmetal is likely to be fatal for Allomancers, though a full [[Allomancy|Mistborn]], with access to [[gold]] [[Compounding]], could burn it for some effect.{{wob ref|9321}} Hemalurgic spikes would also likely be difficult to create, due to the
=== Mechanical Uses === <!--T:5-->
== Trivia == <!--T:6-->
* 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
*[[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 [[wikipedia:Alkali_metal|alkali metals]], is extremely reactive 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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