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Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Tungsten-5% Rhenium and Unalloyed Tungsten Under Dynamic Tensile Loading

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OSTI ID:5949192
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
The deformation behavior and ductile-brittle transition temperatures (DBTT) of unalloyed tungsten and a tungsten-5% rhenium alloy were investigated under quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions. Both test materials were tested in the warm-worked/wrought microstructural state. Testing was performed over a range of temperatures from 23° C to 450° C. In this work, the DBTT was defined as the test temperature at which ductile (necking) failure of the test sample is expected. Consistent with other studies reported in the literature, the tungsten-5% rhenium alloy has a considerably lower DBTT than the unalloyed material under quasi-static loading. In contrast, under dynamic loading the tungsten-5% rhenium alloy and the unalloyed material have similar ductile-brittle transition behavior.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
5949192
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC--108915; CONF-911003--22; ON: DE92007306
Resource Type:
Conference paper/presentation
Conference Information:
Fall meeting of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society of AIME and Materials Week of the American Society of Metals, Cincinnati, OH (United States), 20-24 Oct 1991
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English