Sound speed measurements in shock-compressed cemented Tungsten carbides at pressures up to 100 GPa
Journal Article
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· AIP Conference Proceedings
- Washington State University, Pullman, WA (United States)
To gain insights into thermodynamic states attained during shock compression of cemented tungsten carbide with 3.7 wt.% cobalt binder, we present results of longitudinal sound (release wave) speed measurements and their analysis at peak stresses up to 100 GPa (volumetric compression ratio ~ 15%). The sound speeds are determined using front-surface impact and release-wave overtake plate impact experimental configurations using laser interferometry. The measured sound speed data along with estimates for bulk sound speeds obtained using the fourth-order Birch-Murnaghan EoS and thermodynamics are used to determine the longitudinal moduli and shear moduli of shocked tungsten carbide at the various peak compression states attained in the experiments. Here, the longitudinal sound speeds were found to increase linearly with volume compression ratio from 6.97 ± 0.010 km/s at ambient conditions to 8.26 ± 0.156 km/s at a volume compression ratio of ~ 15%. The corresponding longitudinal elastic moduli also increase nearly linearly with the volume compression ratio but remain consistently lower than their theoretical predictions based on continuum models with no damage. Also, the sensitivity of shear moduli to pressure, as predicted by the Steinberg-Guinan model, is reduced substantially and the shear moduli of cemented WC with 3.7 wt.% Co remains nearly constant at ~ 310 GPa at the various peak compression stress states investigated in the present study.
- Research Organization:
- Washington State University, Pullman, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003957
- OSTI ID:
- 2539837
- Journal Information:
- AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Vol. 3066; ISSN 0094-243X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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