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Mechanical behavior and strength in spalled copper

  • Shraddha J. Vachhani
  • , Carl Patrick Trujillo
  • , Mark L. Potocki
  • , Daniel Tito Martinez
  • , Manuel L. Lovato
  • , George Thompson Gray
  • , Ellen Kathleen Cerreta

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Abstract

The bulk compressive and tensile response of samples machined from the different regions of dynamically damaged OFHC copper is examined in combination with post-mortem analysis of the recovered sample. This was done using optical microscopy and electron back-scatter diffraction to understand the strength and mechanical behavior of a material deformed under dynamic loading conditions. Stored plastic work in the shocked samples produced significant hardening in all the samples. It was also observed that the samples containing a dynamically induced damage field were slightly harder and showed enhanced yield strength over material simply subjected to shock and release that showed no dynamic damage. This was attributed to the excess work hardening around voids induced during incipient spall. By comparing the responses of two specimens with differing amounts of dynamic damage, it was concluded that there appears to be a limit to the amount of dynamic damage, after which the enhanced yield strength in the material with dynamic damage will cease to exist.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2015
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsRamon Ravelo, Thomas Sewell, Ricky Chau, Timothy Germann, Ivan I. Oleynik, Suhithi Peiris
PublisherUnknown Publisher
ISBN (Electronic)9780735414570
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 13 2017
Event19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015 -
Duration: Jan 13 2017 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1793
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference19th Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2015
Period01/13/17 → …

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