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Ductile-brittle transition behavior of tungsten under shock loading

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10143047
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
The ductile-brittle transition behavior of warm-forged tungsten under shock loading conditions was examined by performing shock/soft-recovery experiments at 22C and 400C. The results of a recovery experiment at 22C indicate that shock (19 GPa)-induced strains were accommodated by fracture processes, i.e. there were no indications of shock-induced plastic deformation, and the test sample was reduced to rubble. At 400C the test sample was recovered intact and the shock-induced plasticity caused deformation banding and an increase in the dislocation density of the material. The results of these experiments demonstrate the principle of a ductile-brittle transition behavior of tungsten under uniaxial shock loading conditions and indicate that explosively driven deformation of the material studied will likely result in pulverization due to shock loading.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
10143047
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC--116339; CONF-940956--7; ON: DE94009913
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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