The Capital Ship Armor Thread

I don't know if the game models the fact that melted armor tends to disperse slightly more safely than a more temperature resistant material, but the added hardness of tin and general extra density tends to make it work out decently well for a whipple shield compared to other alternatives, like Aluminium.
We don't have to deal with the armor freezing to a point where it falls apart either, so I think it works out great if you ignore the fact that lasers will ruin everything, but that's the case for almost all whipple shielding.