10-14-2009, 08:45 PM
Are any of you familiar with the modern use of what are called "shear thickening fluids" in textile body armor? Basically these are liquids that act like solids when perturbed quickly. This can be as simple as a mixture of starch and water- try it with some corn starch, diluted to a relatively viscous mixture. It gets hard momentarily when struck or stirred. I came across some research on the benefit of applying this to textiles to protect against stabbing in modern armors (email me for the paper).
Stab resistance of shear thickening fluid (STF)-treated fabrics
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 67, Issues 3-4, March 2007, Pages 565-578
M.J. Decker, C.J. Halbach, C.H. Nam, N.J. Wagner, E.D. Wetzel
If this applies to the T-Y corselet, I don't know. But it would be interesting to test if someone had authentic line laying about and some starch. Because it is speed dependant, it would work better for anti-arrow armor. There would be obvious implications if the T-Y were specifically good at stopping arrows and less so for slower weapons.
Stab resistance of shear thickening fluid (STF)-treated fabrics
Composites Science and Technology, Volume 67, Issues 3-4, March 2007, Pages 565-578
M.J. Decker, C.J. Halbach, C.H. Nam, N.J. Wagner, E.D. Wetzel
If this applies to the T-Y corselet, I don't know. But it would be interesting to test if someone had authentic line laying about and some starch. Because it is speed dependant, it would work better for anti-arrow armor. There would be obvious implications if the T-Y were specifically good at stopping arrows and less so for slower weapons.
Paul M. Bardunias
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