Directional amorphization of covalently-bonded solids: A generalized deformation mechanism in extreme loading
- Beihang Univ., Beijing (China); Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)
- Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Shock compression subjects materials to a unique regime of high quasi-hydrostatic pressure and coupled shear stresses for durations on the order of 1–10 nanoseconds for laser-driven loading of samples. There is, additionally, an attendant temperature increase due to the shock and the mechanisms of plastic deformation in metals whereby dislocations, twins, and phase transitions nucleate and propagate at velocities near the sound speed. Covalently bonded materials have, by virtue of the directionality of their bonds, great difficulty in responding by conventional plastic deformation to this extreme regime of shock compression. Here, we propose that the shear from shock compression induces amorphization, as observed in Si, Ge, B4C, SiC, and olivine ((Mg, Fe)2SO4) and that this is a general deformation mechanism in a broad class of covalently bonded materials. The crystalline structure transforms to amorphous along regions of maximum shear stress, forming nanoscale bands, and thereby relaxing the shear component of the imposed shock stress. This process is usually preceded by the emission and propagation of a critical concentration of dislocations.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; NA0003842
- OSTI ID:
- 1798033
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1833448
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-823535; 1035827
- Journal Information:
- Materials Today, Vol. 49
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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