Measurement of the strengths of Be and Pb4Sb by quasi-isentropic compress and release at near 100 GPa
- AWE Aldermaston, Reading (United Kingdom)
- Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
The Ramp-compression experiments have been performed on the “Z” pulsed-power facility to investigate the strengths of Be and lead-antimony alloy. Yield strength and shear stress near peak pressure were obtained from measurements of the sound speed on release and using the Asay self-consistent method. Two S-65 grade Be samples, from batches which showed a significant difference in yield strength at ambient conditions, were found to have near identical yield strengths, which were also in agreement with similar earlier measurements on S-200 grade Be. Yield strength of Pb4Sb alloy at ~120 GPa was 1.35 GPa, while a National Ignition Facility (NIF) experiment by A. Krygier et al. (Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 205701 (2020)) found 3.8 GPa at ~400 GPa pressure. Our result is intermediate between the ambient value and the Krygier one, but the significantly increased strength is probably not associated with the transition to the high-pressure bcc phase of lead.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003525
- OSTI ID:
- 1820423
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1798224
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--2021-10635J; 699048
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 129; ISSN 0021-8979
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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