diff --git a/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/material_armor.dm b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/material_armor.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dccd65b567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/game/objects/items/weapons/material/material_armor.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+// SEE code/modules/materials/materials.dm FOR DETAILS ON INHERITED DATUM.
+// This class of weapons takes armor and appearance data from a material datum.
+// They are also fragile based on material data and many can break/smash apart when hit.
+
+// Putting these at /clothing/ level saves a lot of code duplication in armor/helmets/gauntlets/etc
+/obj/item/clothing
+	var/material/material = null // Why isn't this a datum?
+	var/applies_material_color = TRUE
+	var/unbreakable = FALSE
+	var/default_material = null // Set this to something else if you want material attributes on init.
+
+/obj/item/clothing/New(var/newloc, var/material_key)
+	..(newloc)
+	if(!material_key)
+		material_key = default_material
+	if(material_key) // May still be null if a material was not specified as a default.
+		set_material(material_key)
+
+/obj/item/clothing/Destroy()
+	processing_objects -= src
+	..()
+
+/obj/item/clothing/get_material()
+	return material
+
+// Debating if this should be made an /atom/movable/ proc.
+/obj/item/clothing/proc/set_material(var/new_material)
+	material = get_material_by_name(new_material)
+	if(!material)
+		qdel(src)
+	else
+		name = "[material.display_name] [initial(name)]"
+		if(applies_material_color)
+			color = material.icon_colour
+		if(material.products_need_process())
+			processing_objects |= src
+		update_armor()
+
+//f(x) = (x*a) / (x+b) + c
+// a + c essentially* becomes your maximum possible output,
+// c is your minimum, and b controls how quickly the output values scale and its effectiveness is relative to the value of a.
+
+// Max is the cap, excluding min.
+// Mid is the midpoint on the curve.
+// Min adds a floor to the answer.  Min + Max is the maximum possible output.
+/proc/calculate_curve(var/X, var/max, var/mid, var/min)
+	return (X * max) / (X + mid) + min
+
+/client/verb/test_curve(var/X as num, var/A as num, var/B as num, var/C as num)
+	src << "Testing values: X:[X], A:[A], B:[B], C:[C]."
+	src << calculate_curve(X, A, B, C)
+
+/obj/item/clothing/proc/update_armor()
+	if(material)
+		var/melee_armor = 0, bullet_armor = 0, laser_armor = 0, energy_armor = 0, bomb_armor = 0
+
+		melee_armor = round(Clamp(material.hardness, 0, 90))
+
+		bullet_armor = round(Clamp(material.hardness * 0.6, 0, 90))
+
+		laser_armor = material.hardness * 0.6
+		if(material.reflectivity)
+			laser_armor *= (material.reflectivity + 1) // Each 0.1th of reflectivity gives 10% more protection.
+		if(material.opacity != 1)
+			laser_armor *= max(material.opacity - 0.3, 0) // Glass and such has an opacity of 0.3, but lasers should go through glass armor entirely.
+		laser_armor = round(Clamp(laser_armor, 0, 90))
+
+		energy_armor = round(Clamp(laser_armor * 0.7, 0, 90))
+
+		bomb_armor = round(Clamp(material.explosion_resistance * 2, 0, 90))
+
+		armor["melee"] = melee_armor
+		armor["bullet"] = bullet_armor
+		armor["laser"] = laser_armor
+		armor["energy"] = energy_armor
+		armor["bomb"] = bomb_armor
+
+		if(!isnull(material.conductivity))
+			siemens_coefficient = Clamp(material.conductivity / 10, 0, 4)
+		slowdown = Clamp(round(material.weight / 10, 0.1), 0, 6)
+//		armor = list(
+//			melee = melee_armor,
+//			bullet = bullet_armor,
+//			laser = laser_armor,
+//			energy = energy_armor,
+//			bomb = bomb_armor,
+//			bio = 0,
+//			rad = 0)
+/*
+/obj/item/weapon/material/proc/update_force()
+	if(edge || sharp)
+		force = material.get_edge_damage()
+	else
+		force = material.get_blunt_damage()
+	force = round(force*force_divisor)
+	throwforce = round(material.get_blunt_damage()*thrown_force_divisor)
+	//spawn(1)
+	//	world << "[src] has force [force] and throwforce [throwforce] when made from default material [material.name]"
+*/
+/obj/item/clothing/suit/armor/material
+	icon_state = "material_armor_makeshift" // placeholder
+	default_material = DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL
+
+
diff --git a/code/modules/materials/materials.dm b/code/modules/materials/materials.dm
index e032ae4893..b0348a7495 100644
--- a/code/modules/materials/materials.dm
+++ b/code/modules/materials/materials.dm
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	var/reflectivity = 0         // How reflective to light is the material?  Currently used for laser defense.
 	var/explosion_resistance = 5 // Only used by walls currently.
 	var/conductive = 1           // Objects with this var add CONDUCTS to flags on spawn.
+	var/conductivity = null      // How conductive the material is.  Based somewhat on megasiemens / metre at 20c
 	var/list/composite_material  // If set, object matter var will be a list containing these values.
 
 	// Placeholder vars for the time being, todo properly integrate windows/light tiles/rods.
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	icon_colour = "#EDD12F"
 	weight = 24
 	hardness = 40
+	conductivity = 41
 	stack_origin_tech = list(TECH_MATERIAL = 4)
 	sheet_singular_name = "ingot"
 	sheet_plural_name = "ingots"
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	icon_colour = "#D1E6E3"
 	weight = 22
 	hardness = 50
+	conductivity = 63
 	stack_origin_tech = list(TECH_MATERIAL = 3)
 	sheet_singular_name = "ingot"
 	sheet_plural_name = "ingots"
@@ -320,6 +323,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	name = DEFAULT_WALL_MATERIAL
 	stack_type = /obj/item/stack/material/steel
 	integrity = 150
+	conductivity = 6.99 // Assuming this is carbon steel
 	icon_base = "solid"
 	icon_reinf = "reinf_over"
 	icon_colour = "#666666"
@@ -377,6 +381,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 /material/plasteel/titanium
 	name = "titanium"
 	stack_type = null
+	conductivity = 2.38
 	icon_base = "metal"
 	door_icon_base = "metal"
 	icon_colour = "#D1E6E3"
@@ -562,6 +567,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	stack_type = /obj/item/stack/material/platinum
 	icon_colour = "#9999FF"
 	weight = 27
+	conductivity = 9.43
 	stack_origin_tech = list(TECH_MATERIAL = 2)
 	sheet_singular_name = "ingot"
 	sheet_plural_name = "ingots"
@@ -571,6 +577,7 @@ var/list/name_to_material
 	stack_type = /obj/item/stack/material/iron
 	icon_colour = "#5C5454"
 	weight = 22
+	conductivity = 10
 	sheet_singular_name = "ingot"
 	sheet_plural_name = "ingots"
 
diff --git a/icons/mob/suit.dmi b/icons/mob/suit.dmi
index cacd2d2dbd..194e8b4b6a 100644
Binary files a/icons/mob/suit.dmi and b/icons/mob/suit.dmi differ
diff --git a/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi b/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi
index bbce516a0c..fcb4fffa00 100644
Binary files a/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi and b/icons/obj/clothing/suits.dmi differ
diff --git a/polaris.dme b/polaris.dme
index 3b9bd4925e..204b0fc24e 100644
--- a/polaris.dme
+++ b/polaris.dme
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\foam.dm"
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\kitchen.dm"
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\knives.dm"
+#include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\material_armor.dm"
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\material_weapons.dm"
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\misc.dm"
 #include "code\game\objects\items\weapons\material\shards.dm"