How strong would chain mail armor be if it were made of anodized aluminum? Thinking of getting this, but not sure if it is worth it.
Well it depends on the direction of the wind, height of the sun and the location of the axis of the earth in raltionship to the orbit of the moon !
Depends on what you mean by strong. Considering that the chain mail shirt on that site is butted mail (rings that have simply been bent closed).... If you are going to be using it for any contact re-enactment type stuff, or any kind of protective gear, definitely not. You can bend aluminum rings open with your bare fingers. So anything hitting that mail with force will destroy it very quickly. Even steel rings make for pretty useless protection if it is butted. The rings simply bend open. If you want protective chainmail, the rings will have to be either riveted or welded closed, and made of steel. If you mean durable for just wearing as cosplay or for a quirky fashion statement, then it will probably last a long time, though with aluminum, the rings have a tendency to bend open on their own. I?m not sure if anodized rings will do this because I?ve never used anodized rings. If you can get a riveted or welded version then that will certainly last a life time, but I wouldn?t use it as protective gear unless it was made of steel.
