# Additional materials for armor construction
**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-materials-for-armor-construction/15838
**Category:** The Drawing Board
**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 7:06am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-materials-for-armor-construction/15838 "2018-07-07T07:06:27Z")
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### Author:  [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2018, 4:28am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-materials-for-armor-construction/15838/21 "2018-08-12T04:28:05Z")
Re: superalloy:
> [@What is superalloy?](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/what-is-superalloy/15452/2):
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> According to the Design Binder, it’s a sort of Titanium mixed with Memory Plastic (known also as Memory Shape Polymer). “Superalloy” is an actual real life thing. It’s a metal that has highly desirable mechanical properties. Real life Superalloys are used in the engines of jet planes, for example. Superalloy also keeps its strength at high temperatures. Wikipedia has a good article on it. If that’s not your thing, there’s others.
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### Author:  [@Trigon](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Trigon)
#### Post date: [August 12, 2018, 4:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-materials-for-armor-construction/15838/22 "2018-08-12T04:48:43Z")
I can’t remember the exact stats, but scientifically spider silk is five times as strong as standard silk. It has to have the stickiness chemically removed, a process I don’t really know off the top of my head, but it could have an excellent niche in game as a full body close to skin layer suit with low warmth and high cutting protection. But no blunt protection obviously.
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### Author:  [@TheZoneWizard](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/TheZoneWizard)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2018, 10:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/additional-materials-for-armor-construction/15838/23 "2018-10-26T22:59:17Z")
Using a metal frame coupled with a strong material in a net like fashion. Spider silk maybe an interesting piece of armor.
Another good reason to use a light hard material in armor would be because the soft stuff(kevlar) only catches and creates a cone like shape…and then you are damaged or dead. Using some ultra light but sturdy material would slow a bullet down to mitigate damage. Example; several thin sheets of a light metal in key areas. Such as over the heart to prevent instant death. Possibly ceramic over metal? But with being able to swap out broken plates with new.
A caveat for melee:
Apparently Kevlar won’t do a darn thing against a sharp blade. Go figure.
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