Stress-gage system for the megabar (100 GPa) range. Final report 13 Aug 1974--Mar 1976

Technical Report · Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1976

OSTI ID:7307171

De Carli, P S; Erlich, D C; Hall, L B; Bly, R; Whitson, A

The useful range of the manganin piezoresistive stress transducer was extended from the former limit of about 45 GPa (450 kbar) to about 125 GPa (1250 kbar). The major problem encountered was shunting of the gage, caused by the increased electrical conductivity of insulators at high shock stresses. The effect of shunting was minimized through use of very-low-impedance (0.05 to 0.15-ohm) gages and through careful attention to gage geometry. Loading and release calibration data for manganin were obtained over the stress range between about 25 and about 125 GPa. The results of earlier work, calibrations to 45 GPa, are critically reviewed. All of the reliable data on the dynamic piezoresistance of manganin can be fitted by the piecewise calibration curve. A prototype high-stress mutual-inductance particle velocity gage was designed and tested. Six manganin gages, one background (unpowered manganin) gage, and one aluminum preheat temperature gage were fielded in the Debris Coupling Experiment of the Husky Pup nuclear event. Despite power supply failure, attributed to preshot flooding of the instrumentation alcove, excellent time-of-arrival data were obtained. These data disagree by about a factor of two with preshot predictions of shock-wave propagation in the Debris Coupling Experiment.

• Research Organization: Stanford Research Inst., Menlo Park, CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: DNA001-75-C-0029
• OSTI ID: 7307171
• Report Number(s): AD-A-035583
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS
NUCLEAR EXPLOSION DETECTION
TRANSDUCERS
CALIBRATION
MANGANIN
STRESSES
ALLOYS
COPPER ALLOYS
COPPER BASE ALLOYS
EXPLOSIONS
MANGANESE ALLOYS
NICKEL ALLOYS
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