alright most irons and steel (including carbon steel, which is what dragon slayer is most likely made out of), weighs about 7.85 g/cc. Titanium wieghs 4.5g/cc.
The greatest dimensions of the dragon slayer would be (from posts and aproximations from drawings):
Length: 1.5 meters
width: .36 meters (.18 meters square, .09 meters, triange for each blade point)
thickness: .1 meters (about 4 inches at its center)
im figuring these as apx. maximum dimensions.
so its volume in cubic centimeters would be:
(remember centimers is 10^-2, not 10^-3 like milimeters)
[For square section] [for bladed section]
(150cm x 10 cm x 18cm) + (150cm x 10cm x 9cm)
= 27,000cc + 13,500cc = 40,500cc
Carbon steel:
mass = 40,500cc * 7.85grams/cc = 317,925 grams
= 318 kg, this is a DAMN heavy sword at its max dimensions.
Titanium:
mass = 40,500cc * 4.5 grams/cc = 182 kg
= 182 kg, which is more reasonable.
now lets make a more realistic model.
legnth is still 1.5 meters, but the bladed edges taper off, so we'll only count them as 1.4 meters. Also the .1 meter thickness was taken at the hilt and maybe exagerated, so lets guess it's a bit less and tapers down to about half that at its end. So its thickness would be .06 meters average. lets also assume a slight taper in width as it reaches its end.
From a swordsmith's view, this model would make alot more sense.
Volume:
[For square section] [for bladed section]
(150cm x 6 cm x 16cm) + (140cm x 6 cm x 8cm)
= 14,400cc + 6,720cc
= 21,120cc
Mass:
Carbon steel : 21,120cc * 7.85g/cc = 165 kg
Titanium: 21,120cc * 4.5g/cc = 95 kg
So here is a list of the models in various materials:
HEAVIEST POSSIBLE VERSION:
Carbon steel: 318 kg = 700lb
Titanium: 182 kg = 400 lb
aluminum: 109 kg = 240lb
wood-pine: 27 kg = 60 lb
wood-cherry: 17.5 kg = 38.5 lb
LIGHTER (MORE LIKELY) VERSION:
Carbon steel: 165 kg = 363 lb
Titanium: 95 kg = 209 lb
Aluminum: 57 kg = 125 lb
wood-pine: 13.7 kg = 30.1 lb
wood-cherry: 9.1 kg = 20 lb
of course, a somewhat believable wood model could easily be made from a 2" x 10" x 5' which would wiegh about 18 lbs in pine and 12lbs in the more expensive cherry.
Your main problem would be generating the torque to swing or stop it instead of actually picking it up :)
The greatest dimensions of the dragon slayer would be (from posts and aproximations from drawings):
Length: 1.5 meters
width: .36 meters (.18 meters square, .09 meters, triange for each blade point)
thickness: .1 meters (about 4 inches at its center)
im figuring these as apx. maximum dimensions.
so its volume in cubic centimeters would be:
(remember centimers is 10^-2, not 10^-3 like milimeters)
[For square section] [for bladed section]
(150cm x 10 cm x 18cm) + (150cm x 10cm x 9cm)
= 27,000cc + 13,500cc = 40,500cc
Carbon steel:
mass = 40,500cc * 7.85grams/cc = 317,925 grams
= 318 kg, this is a DAMN heavy sword at its max dimensions.
Titanium:
mass = 40,500cc * 4.5 grams/cc = 182 kg
= 182 kg, which is more reasonable.
now lets make a more realistic model.
legnth is still 1.5 meters, but the bladed edges taper off, so we'll only count them as 1.4 meters. Also the .1 meter thickness was taken at the hilt and maybe exagerated, so lets guess it's a bit less and tapers down to about half that at its end. So its thickness would be .06 meters average. lets also assume a slight taper in width as it reaches its end.
From a swordsmith's view, this model would make alot more sense.
Volume:
[For square section] [for bladed section]
(150cm x 6 cm x 16cm) + (140cm x 6 cm x 8cm)
= 14,400cc + 6,720cc
= 21,120cc
Mass:
Carbon steel : 21,120cc * 7.85g/cc = 165 kg
Titanium: 21,120cc * 4.5g/cc = 95 kg
So here is a list of the models in various materials:
HEAVIEST POSSIBLE VERSION:
Carbon steel: 318 kg = 700lb
Titanium: 182 kg = 400 lb
aluminum: 109 kg = 240lb
wood-pine: 27 kg = 60 lb
wood-cherry: 17.5 kg = 38.5 lb
LIGHTER (MORE LIKELY) VERSION:
Carbon steel: 165 kg = 363 lb
Titanium: 95 kg = 209 lb
Aluminum: 57 kg = 125 lb
wood-pine: 13.7 kg = 30.1 lb
wood-cherry: 9.1 kg = 20 lb
of course, a somewhat believable wood model could easily be made from a 2" x 10" x 5' which would wiegh about 18 lbs in pine and 12lbs in the more expensive cherry.
Your main problem would be generating the torque to swing or stop it instead of actually picking it up :)
