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The shock response of the magnesium -aluminium alloy, AZ61

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

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Abstract

The response of the magnesium alloy, AZ61 to shock loading has been investigated in terms of it's Hugoniot (Equation of State) and variation of shear strength with impact stress. Comparison of the Hugoniot with that of the similar magnesium alloy AZ31 shows very little difference, and hence gives us confidence in our results. Measurement of the lateral stress shows a decrease behind the shock front which suggests a degree of time dependent hardening. Similar results have been observed in fcc metals, corresponding to observed increases in dislocation density in recovered samples.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
Pages957-960
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1 2009
EventConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM -
Duration: Dec 1 2009 → …

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1195
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceConference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, 2009 APS SCCM
Period12/1/09 → …

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