Could a dragon scale mail be made from shed skin?

So, Georgie, the paladin who's still unsure about going down the path of lawful stupid, decided not to kill the dragon. Now, this means they can finally use The Orb of Dragonkind for something after it was collecting dust on that shelf for centuries.

So, we have a dragon that has to follow their orders, but he's an indentured servant now, so they can't slaughter and butcher him. However, he still sheds regularly, which might be useful in some way.

Dragon scales get their strength from their microstructure (similar to limpet teeth and the clubs of mantis shrimps) and composition, which includes CNTs. They're round in shape, granular, and stay uniformly small across the body. The dragon sheds his skin in fairly large, but still numerous, flakes.

The plan is/was to create an armor with the same properties as the dragon's scales.

However, I doubt the shed scales or skin would retain their strength, or that they could be effectively worked into armor. What modification (If any are needed) would make it certainly possible?

Tech-level is towards late medieval.

posted over 4 years ago

Mephistopheles‭

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