In medieval Korea, armors made of various materials were developed. Among these, the leather armors were lighter and cheaper than the iron armors and were easy to make. For these reasons, there was a movement toward replacing two-thirds of suits of iron armor with leather armor made of pig or cow skin. As a follow-up to a previous study in which the basic physical properties of a leather scale specimen were investigated, in this study, we focused on the protective performance of this material through a comparison with materials such as steel and polycarbonate. In particular, the superiority of the leather was verified through a quantitative comparison with a modern carbon fiber composite. As part of this study, armor that copied the shape of traditional myeonpigap was produced. Carbon fiber composite panels were used to coat this armor in order to satisfy the requirements for the armor to be light, wearable, and provide effective anti-stab protection at the same time.

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传统中的创新：传统皮甲鳞片与现代材料的比较研究

在中世纪的韩国，开发了由各种材料制成的盔甲。其中，皮甲比铁甲更轻、更便宜，而且容易制作。由于这些原因，出现了用猪皮或牛皮制成的皮甲取代三分之二的铁甲套装的运动。作为先前研究皮革鳞片样品基本物理特性的后续研究，在本研究中，我们通过与钢和聚碳酸酯等材料进行比较，重点关注这种材料的防护性能。特别是，通过与现代碳纤维复合材料的定量比较，验证了皮革的优越性。作为这项研究的一部分，复制了传统面皮甲形状的盔甲被生产出来。