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The role of the structure of grain boundary interfaces during shock loading

  • A. G. Perez-Bergquist
  • , J. P. Escobedo
  • , Carl Patrick Trujillo
  • , Ellen Kathleen Cerreta
  • , George Thompson Gray
  • , C. Brandl
  • , Timothy Clark Germann

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Abstract

In order to understand the role of interface structure during shock loading, and specifically the role of interfaces in damage evolution due to shock, four copper bi-crystal grain boundaries (GBs) were studied under shock loading and incipient spall conditions. These boundaries, two [100]/[111] boundaries and two [100]/[100] boundaries, were characterized prior to deformation using optical microscopy (OM), electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to determine axis/angle pair relationships and interface plane. Samples containing these boundaries were then subjected to incipient spall at 2.1 GPa and shock loading at 10 GPa, respectively, in an 80 mm gas gun. Samples were soft recovered and characterized post-mortem via EBSD and TEM. Preliminary results indicate that typical GBs readily form damage during shock loading but that special boundaries, such as twin boundaries, are resistant to failure. Differences in slip and defect transmissibility across these types of boundaries likely play a role in the failure modes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2011 - Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Pages1359-1362
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 13 2012
Event17th Biennial Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2011 APS SCCM -
Duration: Jun 13 2012 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1426
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference17th Biennial Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2011 APS SCCM
Period06/13/12 → …

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