Response of the polymers KEL-F, polysulfone, high density polyethylene and polymethylmethacrylate to shock loading and release from 0. 3 to 2. 4 GPa

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5590080

Anderson, M U

The Bauer PVDF stress-rate gauge has been used to study the response of the cited polymers from measurements at the impact surface and in-situ'' at sample thicknesses of 1.5 and 3 mm. The PVDF stress- rate dependent piezoelectric output combined with appropriate signal recording techniques allow accurate recording over the broad range of stress rates encountered during shock compression of polymers. Strong viscous response effects are observed. The release velocity is found to increase strongly with pressure, and the release-rate history is recorded with PVDF as a continuous function of pressure. 12 refs., 4 figs., 1 tab.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5590080
• Report Number(s): SAND-91-0054C; CONF-910654-2; ON: DE91012867
• Resource Relation: Conference: 7. American Physical Society (APS) topical conference on shock compression of condensed matter, Williamsburg, VA (USA), 17-20 Jun 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
KEL-F
IMPACT TESTS
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POLYETHYLENES
POLYMERS
SULFONES
COMPRESSION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
IMPACT SHOCK
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PIEZOELECTRICITY
RESPONSE FUNCTIONS
STRESS ANALYSIS
DATA
ELECTRICITY
ESTERS
FUNCTIONS
INFORMATION
MATERIALS TESTING
MECHANICAL TESTS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC POLYMERS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
POLYACRYLATES
POLYOLEFINS
POLYVINYLS
TESTING
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