soulcastJam he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 How does one weld to shardplate? Doesn't welding involve melting both materials at the interface to bond them together? Does that mean you can melt shardplate? Could you then make something new out of it? Feel free to also discuss things you would want made out of shardplate material.
Redbird he/him Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 i don't think it would melt, at least at a temperature that is practical.
king of nowhere Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 can you weld something to plate? I don't think we see any instance of it in the books. anyway, i think molten metal could solidify around irregularities in the surface, so it should be possible at least in a few points. still, it wuld not be a good weld
Mimiddle04 Posted December 4, 2014 Posted December 4, 2014 (edited) can you weld something to plate? I don't think we see any instance of it in the books. In WoK page 182 on the Kindle version Adolin's in head thought is "Sadeas and the king flaunted their Plate. And...well, perhaps Adolin did too. He'd had his painted blue, a few ornamentations welded onto the helm and pauldrons to give an extra look of danger." As far as the OP goes, it's likely "welding" in this instance didn't mean melting both the metals together but melting one metal and letting it adhere to the Plate's surface. Edited December 4, 2014 by Mimiddle04
DeployParachute Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 I would also assume that given the nature of Shardplate when it is damaged or pieces destroyed, that the fine ornamentation, paint, lacquer etc would need to be reapplied after every battle. However, I suppose if anyone can afford the upkeep of such ostentatious armor, it would be Alethi Shardbearers.
navybrandt he/him Posted December 5, 2014 Posted December 5, 2014 In welding, there are several processes that allow you to weld two dissimilar, incompatible metals. A likely method that could be used on shardplate is called buttering or surfacing. Basically, a layer of metal (nickle or zinc would be a good choice) is applied to the surface of the shardplate using a non-welding, non-destructive method (some examples are electroplating, galvanizing, or even painting). Then, that layer of nickle or zinc can be used for the weld and can accept many other metals (steel, copper, or whatever). 1
soulcastJam he/him Posted December 5, 2014 Author Posted December 5, 2014 Ah, navybrandt. This sounds like a plausible answer. Too bad because I was thinking of a shard-ferrari. 1
soulcastJam he/him Posted December 5, 2014 Author Posted December 5, 2014 In fact, transformer shardplate!!!
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