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Lateral stress measurements in pure tungsten during shock loading

  • J. C.F. Millett
  • , George Thompson Gray
  • , N. K. Bourne

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Abstract

Longitudinal and lateral stresses during the shock loading of pure tungsten have been measured using manganin stress gauges. The Hugoniot has been compared to the previous work of others and shown to be in close agreement. Lateral stresses have been shown to increase behind the shock front, implying that the shear strength decreases. Whilst this is similar to results in tantalum, comparison with recovery experiments in the literature suggests that this may be due in part to a brittle failure process.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2005
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Pages753-756
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2006
EventSHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2005: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter -
Duration: Dec 1 2006 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume845 I
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceSHOCK COMPRESSION OF CONDENSED MATTER - 2005: Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Period12/1/06 → …

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