Crystal orientation dependence of elastic precursor strength in pentaerythritol tetranitrate

Conference · Sun Jul 10 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)

OSTI ID:7017278

Dick, J J; Whitehead, M C; Martinez, A R ^[1]

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1. Group M-7, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS P952 Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 (United States)

Elastic precursor shock strengths were measured using VISAR instrumentation on pentaerythritol tetranitrate crystals 2.9 to 6.4 mm thick. Input shock strength was 1.2 GPa. A factor of 3 difference in elastic shock strength and a factor of 2 difference in critical resolved shear stress were observed depending on the crystal orientation. The order of increasing elastic shock strength was [100], [101], [110], and [001]. This is the same order as that obtained in our analysis for increasing steric hindrance to shear, indicating that the relative strength of different orientations of this molecular crystal under shock conditions is governed by steric hindrance to shear. [copyright]American Institute of Physics

• OSTI ID: 7017278
• Report Number(s): CONF-921145--
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States) Vol. 309:1; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
360603* -- Materials-- Properties
CHEMICAL EXPLOSIVES
ELASTICITY
ESTERS
EXPLOSIVES
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
NITRATES
NITRIC ACID ESTERS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORIENTATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETN
PLASTICITY
SHEAR PROPERTIES
SHOCK WAVES
STEREOCHEMISTRY
TENSILE PROPERTIES
VERY HIGH PRESSURE