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Originally Posted by CaliGrrl
Maybe chain mail sandwiched between fabric layers or kevlar in order to keep it in place? Conceptually, I like the idea of chain mail but getting in and out might be challenging. Putting it with other layers could keep it in place, and in a crash the fabric would rub off but the chain mail would then take the brunt of the abrasion.
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So if you have Levlar, then you don’t need chain mail ! Kevlar is light, incredibly abrasion resistant & easily formed & shaped as a moving cloth or a hard armour. I used to make pre-preg Kevlar for helicopter armoured seats !
If you wanted to use steel as an abrasion layer, then sowing steel cables or thin strips into a garment would achieve the same goal with less weight than chain mail. You could also used steel netting. Both are relatively light & flexible.
I’d leave chain mail for the knights, but would suggest that Titanium mail would be awesome or even 7075 alloy, much lighter than steel, just as tough & no rust ! If you laser welded the rings, it would be incredibly durable to.
YMMV