Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-32765490-20180430162859/@comment-32765490-20180501161306

The thing is, though, that iron (not steel) cracks much more often than bronze, and thus will break more easily when hit with heavy blows.

Bronze often bends where iron breaks. Iron holds a blade better than softer bronze. Thus, iron makes better weapons, and bronze makes better armor.

So maybe the solution should be that bronze has more durability than iron, but iron protects better than bronze.