Armour of the Mad Monster Robot

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SpiderBall Size

Body Size Apotherm Perimeter Radius Area Total Area Sheet Area
70cm 18.81 cm 29.66 cm 24.06 cm 0.1433 m-sqd 1.72 m-sqd
60cm 16.16 cm 25.42 cm 20.62 cm 0.10528m-sqd 1.26 m-sqd 160cm x 112cm
50cm 13.46 cm 21.39 cm 17.19 cm 0.073 m-sqd 0.88 m-sqd

Armour-plating for 12of pentagons

Holes in centre for leg to protrude is *not* excluded from these weights. The PrimeCalculator at Principal Metals can be used, I had to convert area to square-sheet (using Formulae above).

Material Thickness Size Total Weight
Titanium 5mm 30cm pentagon 38.9 kg
Titanium 6mm 30cm pentagon 46.68 kg
Titanium 7mm 30cm pentagon 54.46 kg
Steel 8mm 30cm pentagon 67.65 kg
Steel 8mm 30cm pentagon 108.24 kg
Lexan 10mm 30cm pentagon 20.6 kg
Titanium 5mm 25cm pentagon 28.5 kg
Titanium 6mm 25cm pentagon 34.16 kg
Titanium 8mm 25cm pentagon 45.59 kg
Steel 6mm 25cm pentagon 49.7 kg
Steel 8mm 25cm pentagon 79.52 kg
Lexan 10mm 25cm pentagon 15.13 kg
Titanium 4mm 21cm pentagon 15.9 kg
Titanium 5mm 21cm pentagon 19.8 kg
Titanium 6mm 21cm pentagon 23.8 kg
Titanium 8mm 21cm pentagon 31.7 kg
Steel 6mm 21cm pentagon 49.7 kg
Steel 8mm 21cm pentagon 79.5 kg
Lexan 10mm 21cm pentagon 10.5 kg