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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 3933568" data-attributes="member: 7808">Aluminum is not likely to last very long in a post apocolyptic world.&nbsp; It does very well against enzymes and water, and can survive okay against salt and brine, but it is lousy when it comes to caustics.&nbsp; When the first acid rain starts to fall, aluminum is going to dissolve like a sand castle.&nbsp; Aluminum that is hard anodized will last a lot longer, but the anodization process also means that it will be horrible to work with; it will be much less maleable, and not suitible for metalworking.Metalworking is also a huge problem with titanium.&nbsp; Even if it does survive as a material, how exactly do you go about working with it?&nbsp; You can't melt it back down (because of the problems noted above), and there's no easy way to deal with it at normal temperatures.Specialty alloys like Hastelloy are going to last a darn long time, with Inconell and Carpenter-20 being not far behind.&nbsp; These materials are going to be priceless because of their strength, resistance to chemicals, and ability to be worked.&nbsp; However, even today these materials are not common.&nbsp; Good luck hunting down enough to make a suit of armor in a post-apolyptic wasteland.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 3933568, member: 7808"] Aluminum is not likely to last very long in a post apocolyptic world. It does very well against enzymes and water, and can survive okay against salt and brine, but it is lousy when it comes to caustics. When the first acid rain starts to fall, aluminum is going to dissolve like a sand castle. Aluminum that is hard anodized will last a lot longer, but the anodization process also means that it will be horrible to work with; it will be much less maleable, and not suitible for metalworking. Metalworking is also a huge problem with titanium. Even if it does survive as a material, how exactly do you go about working with it? You can't melt it back down (because of the problems noted above), and there's no easy way to deal with it at normal temperatures. Specialty alloys like Hastelloy are going to last a darn long time, with Inconell and Carpenter-20 being not far behind. These materials are going to be priceless because of their strength, resistance to chemicals, and ability to be worked. However, even today these materials are not common. Good luck hunting down enough to make a suit of armor in a post-apolyptic wasteland. [/QUOTE]

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