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As far as I have been able find nothing of this sort exist but this kind of material would be extremely strong (because covalent bonds in rings are strong) but ductile and malleable (because rings are bonded and can move) so it would be a very useful material. Also as far as I have been able find polymer rings don't exist, is this true?, as they don't seem hard to make. Added Note: By Polymer rings I was thinking about carbon nano-tube rings but due to its compressive weakness it probably wouldn't be very strong, so using a basic plastic polymer such as PVC or Teflon would probably be better and easier.
Re: Is it possible to create a chain or chainmail from polymer rings?
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