Spallation in Ti-6Al-4V: Stress Measurements and Recovery
- University of Manchester, Sackville Street, Manchester, M60 1QD (United Kingdom)
- Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Cranfield University, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8LA (United Kingdom)
Previous work by a number of authors has shown that the spall strength of the engineering alloy, Ti 6Al - 4V increases markedly with pulse duration. In this paper, we have reproduced those results in a low oxygen variant of the alloy, over a range of impact stresses. The microstructure consisted of a mixture of primary {alpha} grains in a matrix of transformed {beta}. Samples have also been shock loaded and recovered under conditions of one-dimensional strain, to compliment the results of the stress gauge experiments. In all the recovered samples, complete spallation occurred, but examination of damage at secondary sites showed that this occurred via nucleation and growth of pores. Ductile failure appears to be a mixture of void formation and coalescence within primary {alpha} grains and along primary {alpha} / transformed {beta} boundaries.
- OSTI ID:
- 20875753
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 845, Issue 1; Conference: American Physical Society Topical Group conference on shock compression of condensed matter, Baltimore, MD (United States), 31 Jul - 5 Aug 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2263412; (c) 2006 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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