Extended Data Fig. 4: Details of the classical chain mail fabrics. | Nature

Extended Data Fig. 4: Details of the classical chain mail fabrics.

From: Structured fabrics with tunable mechanical properties

Extended Data Fig. 4

The same comparison as in Extended Data Fig. 4 for classical chain mails consisting ring-shaped (a) and square-shaped particles (b). Left column, probability distribution of the digital twin’s edge lengths for two different chainmail shapes (coloured in red) in comparison to that of the hollow octahedron (coloured in blue). Right column, the corresponding assembled chain mail sheets (one layer) together with a closer look at the associated interlocking pattern.

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