The Response of a Heavy Tungsten Alloy during Shock Loading

Journal Article · Fri Jul 28 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2263257· OSTI ID:20875728

Andrews, T D ^[1]; Radford, D D ^[2]; Tsembelis, K ^[3]

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1. QinetQ, Ively Road, Farnborough, Hampshire, GU14 0LX (United Kingdom)
2. Dept. of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Trumpington St., Cambridge, CB2-1PZ (United Kingdom)
3. PCS, Cavendish Laboratory, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0HE (United Kingdom)

Plate impact experiments have been performed to assess the compressive behavior of a heavy Tungsten alloy under shock loading. Experiments were performed in the longitudinal orientation, and the response measured using embedded manganin gauges and free-surface VISAR to stress levels of {approx} 24 GPa. The principal Hugoniot of the W-Alloy is compared and contrasted against published data on pure Tungsten and a number of Tungsten alloys reported in the literature.

• OSTI ID: 20875728
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 845; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
IMPACT TESTS
LOADING
MANGANIN
ORIENTATION
PLATES
PRESSURE DEPENDENCE
PRESSURE RANGE GIGA PA
SHOCK WAVES
STRESSES
SURFACES
TUNGSTEN
TUNGSTEN ALLOYS