Theoretically, is it possible to make a large, transparent piece of armor or a shield from a diamond?
Say, a piece of the said armor with a size $7^\prime \times 7^\prime \times 6^{\prime\prime}$?
What kind of forces could this put up with?
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Sign up to join this communityTheoretically, is it possible to make a large, transparent piece of armor or a shield from a diamond?
Say, a piece of the said armor with a size $7^\prime \times 7^\prime \times 6^{\prime\prime}$?
What kind of forces could this put up with?
I'm not a gun owner or military expert, but from what I understand the requirements for the armor material are more or less uniform; it should:
To wrap it all up, for now classical macro-scale diamonds seem to be a very expensive and ineffective material for use as an armor material due to their physical properties. However, at a nanoscale the situation can be different, as nanodiamonds show somewhat different properties, yet not nearly fully investigated for military applications.
Also, you might want to check this topic on Worldbuilding.SE: Is diamond armor better than traditional armor?