Fluted armor

Charles Alexander · Post by **Charles Alexander** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:27 pm

Why is fluted armor better? I have yet to hear a good explanation.

Do the ridges made it more firm, less likely to cave in, better at absorbing impact?

Kilkenny · Post by **Kilkenny** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:32 pm

Fluting increases the rigidity. It can also function to guide thrusts away from vital areas. It looks shmexy.

Charles Alexander · Post by **Charles Alexander** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:34 pm

Kilkenny wrote:Fluting increases the rigidity. It can also function to guide thrusts away from vital areas. It looks shmexy.

shmexy

LOL, yes it does.

lorenzo2 · Post by **lorenzo2** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:34 pm

Flutes make a piece more rigid. Take a look at the gas tank under your car, same idea. The fluted area resists bending as though it were a thicker material the same way corrigated roofing can be thin but will support the weight of a man easily. Uncorrigated won't unless much thicker. However, fluting can also be designed to deflect point of weapons from vital areas or for purely decorative reasons. All of these are seen on medieval armour.

Aaron Schnatterly · Post by **Aaron Schnatterly** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:50 pm

Fluting makes it orders of magnitude more stiff and durable.

If you take a piece of notebook paper, and fold it like an accordion (back and forth, back and forth), and then set it on it's side, you can put a lot of weight on top of it before it crushes. Cardboard is corrugated to make it rigid. Tin roofs are, too.

... and yeah, it's very sexy. To me, high goth armour is some of the most amazing art ever.

Charles Alexander · Post by **Charles Alexander** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:01 pm

Thank you all, that answers my question.