Skip to main content
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information

Substructure Evolution in Energetic-Driven Spherically Shock-Loaded Copper

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2263436· OSTI ID:20875772
;  [1]; ; ; ; ;  [2]
  1. RFNC-VNIIEF, Sarov, 607190 (Russian Federation)
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545 (United States)
Post-shock-recovered metallurgical analysis of solid metal spheres shock loaded via spherical energetic(HE) loading provides a unique opportunity to quantify the substructure evolution in a material subjected to converging Taylor-wave (triangular-shock pulse) loading. In this paper detailed quantitative metallographic, orientation-imaging microscopy (OIM), and texture analysis is presented characterizing the gradient in substructure generated in Cu subjected to a spherical HE shock loading pulse at VNIIEF. The substructure in the recovered sphere is seen to include: 1) a spherical cavity generated in the center of the sphere due to shock-wave convergence and release, displaying ductile dimpled failure and no evidence of melting, 2) a gradient in deformation (slip and deformation twins) from the center outward to the surface, and 3) numerous shear cracks and/or spall planes. The substructure evolution is discussed relative to that previously observed in Cu shock prestrained via either 1-D triangular-shaped shockwave loading or 1-D square-topped pulse shock loading.
OSTI ID:
20875772
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