Both are identical in size and dimension. Which one is more durable? Answer by answering the 3 questions below. If tie then say tie. Support answer with showings.
1. Serpent tries to break both (like he did with Cap's shield). Which one will he have a harder time breaking (or bending)?
2. Galactus (average) blasts both with full might. Which one holds up the longest?
3. King Thor hits both with Mjolnir (like he did Cap's shield and dented it). Which one has the smallest dent?
Lmao I suddenly wondered about what the shield's PAINT was made of.
It's just normal titanium nitride. Considering some of the attacks it has gone through....
Also, how does it bounce? If it has vibranium in it which absorbs KE (so Cap doesn't get turned into paste), why does it suddenly bounce with perfect conservation of energy?
Also, did you guys know Vibranium isn't considered an element in Marvel?
While reading the OP my very first thought on the subject was that America's Shield would win hands down. However, the comments that followed has left me wondering.
The shield had been weakened over time. Evidence suggests that it's damage threshold was well above Galactus' power output during the first Secret Wars, as it was damaged by the Beyonder but not fully destroyed. It is later dismantled by a strike from Thanos wielding the Infinity Gauntlet, which showed us it's full limit.
Later, the Serpent does the same thing, but he assaults it with magic. Because of the type of assault that he used against it, things become a bit murky. The shield was at that time weak against magic, however that doesn't mean that it was weak against non magical forces.
I do not believe that Galactus could destroy, or even damage the shield as it was written pre Secret Wars. Thor later rumples it, but again, King Thor was a magical being.
Since Adamantium should be vulnerable to the same forces that America's Shield was before the final upgrade, I'd vote that the shield would on average surpass the strength of Adamantium, but it wouldn't be by a lot.
I talked about that years ago. More than 12 years ago. I stated that it was a contradiction to absorb kinetic energy but at the same time bounce with almost no loss of momentum.
Yup we all knew that vibranium is not an element in marvel. Basically common sense.
Because most writers ignore that and choose to write it as being as indestructible as the rest of the shield (sans the handle).
But some try to be realistic and do have it damaged (and Steve mentions how he has to periodically replace it), like in the famous Captain America Annual with Wolverine as the guest-star.
Everybody keeps asking that.
It's even better with the energy shield (but to be fair, Cap rarely throws it).
It wasnt magic directly that damaged it but power (force). Serpent used strength that he obtained from magical means. Thor used force that he obtained from magical means.