Thank you very very much Jack Action! This was what I needed! This place is a very cool part of the internet.
So this was using a diameter of 0.1 (radius 0.05) inch for the axe and 1.0 (radius 0.6) inch for the mace ?
By damage I mean deformation of the plate.
Ok, I went here: http://www.amesweb.info/HertzianContact/HertzianContact.aspx
(Thank you so very much Dr.D)
Using 1.0 inch strike area for the mace and (0.1 x 2.0 = 0.2) inch strike area for the dull blade of an axe…
Mace: 1 inch for "diameter...
Sorry I guess I was not clear enough. ALL other factors are the same.
I need a simple (program script ready ) formula that tells me an approximate difference in the concentration of force from a 1x1 face of the hammer (mace) to a "dull" 0.1 x 2.0 edge of the axe. Again with the axe and hammer...
I really hope someone can help. I have spent the last week several hours a day trying to get this answer via Google.
I am doing research on the practical difference between a mace and axe in combat. Strangely enough there's almost nothing concerning the techniques of using a mace in period...