Eye Of The Robot - Challenge Belt

**alex_holt** · 22nd April 2008, 09:02

You cant have diamond unless you can explain how you are going to possibly have it - you cannot get a sheet of diamond, and even if you did it would be incredibly brittle if its a big sheet 8mm thick and a meter long. It just doesnt come that big and despite the stength it would just shatter under most attacks.

If you *insist* on having diamond you could theoretically just stud the entire thing in diamond chips (like they use on saws) which is theoretically possible and not brittle. However, I doubt it would produce any noteable benefits to armour.

**joey_picus** · 22nd April 2008, 12:26

Would diamond not put it overweight?

**leorcc** · 22nd April 2008, 12:42

Yes Diamond is brittle. Although it is extremely hard, diamond will shatter if struck with a hammer or other large force.

The density of diamond is 3.53g/cm3, so 3,53kg/dm3.

**majinb** · 22nd April 2008, 12:44

diamond isnt that much lighter than titanium (for example) is

**leorcc** · 22nd April 2008, 12:53

75%

**corsair_lightning** · 22nd April 2008, 13:13

What about 7mm Quartz? Isnt it true that Quartz is strong, can come in sheets, and is not brittle?

**joey_picus** · 22nd April 2008, 13:23

Itd be very expensive, and people wouldnt know how to treat it in battles and such...besides, how are you going to mount it? With something like quartz, I dont know if you could drill it or bolt it without it becoming extrememly brittle at the mounting points...

Mark, youre seriously better off with 5mm Hardox or something more conventional - if there was something that really was super-armour, everyone would be using it.