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Title: Experimental and theoretical examination of shock-compressed copper through the fcc to bcc to melt phase transitions

Abstract

Recent studies show a face-centered cubic (fcc) to body-centered cubic (bcc) transformation along the shock Hugoniot for several metals (i.e., Cu, Au, and Ag). Here, we combine laser-shock compression of Cu foils on nanosecond timescales with in situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) to examine the microstructural changes with stress. We study the fcc phase and the phase transition from fcc to bcc (pressures greater than 180 GPa). Textural analysis of the azimuthal intensities from the XRD images is consistent with transformation into the bcc phase through the Pitsch-distortion mechanism. We use embedded atom model molecular dynamics simulations to determine the stability of the bcc phase in pressure–temperature space. Finally, our results indicate that the bcc phase is stabilized only at high temperatures and remains stable at pressures greater than 500 GPa.

Authors:
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  1. Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States)
  2. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD (United States); Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program
OSTI Identifier:
2322565
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1881511
Grant/Contract Number:  
NA0003902; NA0003957; AC02-06CH11357; 18-ERD-001; 18-ERD-012; 21-ERD-032; AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 132; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; copper; laser shock compression; in situ x-ray diffraction

Citation Formats

Sims, Melissa, Briggs, Richard, Volz, Travis J., Singh, Saransh, Hamel, Sebastien, Coleman, Amy L., Coppari, Federica, Erskine, David J., Gorman, Martin G., Sadigh, Babak, Belof, Jon, Eggert, Jon H., Smith, Raymond F., and Wicks, June K. Experimental and theoretical examination of shock-compressed copper through the fcc to bcc to melt phase transitions. United States: N. p., 2022. Web. doi:10.1063/5.0088607.
Sims, Melissa, Briggs, Richard, Volz, Travis J., Singh, Saransh, Hamel, Sebastien, Coleman, Amy L., Coppari, Federica, Erskine, David J., Gorman, Martin G., Sadigh, Babak, Belof, Jon, Eggert, Jon H., Smith, Raymond F., & Wicks, June K. Experimental and theoretical examination of shock-compressed copper through the fcc to bcc to melt phase transitions. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0088607
Sims, Melissa, Briggs, Richard, Volz, Travis J., Singh, Saransh, Hamel, Sebastien, Coleman, Amy L., Coppari, Federica, Erskine, David J., Gorman, Martin G., Sadigh, Babak, Belof, Jon, Eggert, Jon H., Smith, Raymond F., and Wicks, June K. Tue . "Experimental and theoretical examination of shock-compressed copper through the fcc to bcc to melt phase transitions". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0088607. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/2322565.
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title = {Experimental and theoretical examination of shock-compressed copper through the fcc to bcc to melt phase transitions},
author = {Sims, Melissa and Briggs, Richard and Volz, Travis J. and Singh, Saransh and Hamel, Sebastien and Coleman, Amy L. and Coppari, Federica and Erskine, David J. and Gorman, Martin G. and Sadigh, Babak and Belof, Jon and Eggert, Jon H. and Smith, Raymond F. and Wicks, June K.},
abstractNote = {Recent studies show a face-centered cubic (fcc) to body-centered cubic (bcc) transformation along the shock Hugoniot for several metals (i.e., Cu, Au, and Ag). Here, we combine laser-shock compression of Cu foils on nanosecond timescales with in situ x-ray diffraction (XRD) to examine the microstructural changes with stress. We study the fcc phase and the phase transition from fcc to bcc (pressures greater than 180 GPa). Textural analysis of the azimuthal intensities from the XRD images is consistent with transformation into the bcc phase through the Pitsch-distortion mechanism. We use embedded atom model molecular dynamics simulations to determine the stability of the bcc phase in pressure–temperature space. Finally, our results indicate that the bcc phase is stabilized only at high temperatures and remains stable at pressures greater than 500 GPa.},
doi = {10.1063/5.0088607},
journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
number = 7,
volume = 132,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022},
month = {Tue Aug 16 00:00:00 EDT 2022}
}

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