What destruction value do I use for this feat?

[Kulf_Boba]

What destruction value do I use for this feat?

Should I use vaporization? of what material?

 

[Kulf_Boba]

Comic: Captain America Vol.1 #392

 

[KLOL506]

Last I remember some people were torn on whether to use melting or vaporization of soil. Or maybe island sand and rock.

 

[Kulf_Boba]

Last I remember some people were torn on whether to use melting or vaporization of soil. Or maybe island sand and rock.

Fusion doesn't make sense to me, matter didn't become liquid. She was clearly incinerated/vaporized.

 

[Kulf_Boba]

What would be the value of the vaporization of sand? Or could you use soil vaporization?

 

[Flashlight237]

Last I remember some people were torn on whether to use melting or vaporization of soil. Or maybe island sand and rock.

We never worked values for those out, did we? I couldn't find any fusion or vaporization values for soil itself. Thankfully sand is considered a soil and silica (which forms sand) has its properties known. SIlica boils at 3177 K. Assuming 298 K, we got the following...

Specific Heat Capacity: 741.79 J/kg K
Latent Heat of Fusion: 159.8 kJ/kg
Latent Heat of Vaporization: 11770 kJ/kg

One kilogram of silica needs this much energy to get vaporized.

Change in temperature: 2879 K/°C

(741.79*2879)+159800+11770000=14065413.41 joules per kilogram.

Silica has a density of 2.648 g/cm³ as quartz and sand (tiny quartz granules) has a density of 1.442 g/cm³. As such, the vaporization values are as follows:

Silica: 14065413.41*2.648/1000=37245.21471 J/cc
Sand: 14065413.41*1.442/1000=20282.32814 J/cc

Sand has the most coarse grains in regards to soil. Silt and clay (the other two types of soil) have finer grains. If you need a more accurate result, probably try working out the composition and take heed that water boils out of the material at 373.15 K.

This document, on Page 12, lists out the specific heat capacity of the components of soil: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA111734.pdf