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Title: Three-Dimensional Characterization and Modeling of Microstructural Weak Links for Spall Damage in FCC Metals

Journal Article · · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
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  1. Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States). School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy
  2. Peac Inst. of Multiscale Sciences, Chengdu (China)
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Local microstructural weak links for spall damage were investigated using three-dimensional (3-D) characterization in multicrystalline copper samples (grain size ≈ 450 µm) shocked with laser-driven plates at low pressures (2 to 4 GPa). The thickness of samples and flyer plates, approximately 1000 and 500 µm respectively, led to short pressure pulses that allowed isolating microstructure effects on local damage characteristics. Electron Backscattering Diffraction and optical microscopy were used to relate the presence, size, and shape of porosity to local microstructure. The experiments were complemented with 3-D finite element simulations of individual grain boundaries (GBs) that resulted in large damage volumes using crystal plasticity coupled with a void nucleation and growth model. Results from analysis of these damage sites show that the presence of a GB-affected zone, where strain concentration occurs next to a GB, correlates strongly with damage localization at these sites, most likely due to the inability of maintaining strain compatibility across these interfaces, with additional effects due to the inclination of the GB with respect to the shock. Results indicate that strain compatibility plays an important role on intergranular spall damage in metallic materials.

Research Organization:
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States); Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
NA0002005; AC52-06NA25396; FG52-06NA26169; FG52-10NA29653
OSTI ID:
1460721
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1329573
Report Number(s):
DOE-ASU-02005-6; LA-UR-15-21228; PII: 2667; TRN: US1901910
Journal Information:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, Vol. 46, Issue 10; ISSN 1073-5623
Publisher:
ASM InternationalCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 20 works
Citation information provided by
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