A numerical study of the dynamic inelasticity under compression-shear ramp wave loading

ORAL

Abstract

A new experimental technique has recently been developed at Sandia National Labs to measure the dynamic material strength at high pressures using ``magnetically applied pressure shear (MAPS)'' ramp waves. The objective of this study is to use numerical simulation to gain insight on the inelastic material response to such loading and develop a knowledge basis for further development and improvement of the technique. Two different materials were studied. One was FCC aluminum which was described by a simple viscoplastic model and the other was BCC tantalum described by a dislocation density based model developed in a previous work. The responses of these models to non-proportional compression-shear loading; effects of rate sensitivity, pressure dependence of strength, and wave interaction on shear wave propagation; and the correlation between in-situ inelastic behavior and measured experimental output were investigated and compared with the available experimental data.

*Sandia National Labs is a multi-program laboratory managed and operated by Sandia Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lockheed Martin Corp., for the U.S. Dept. of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-AC04-94AL85000.

Authors

  • Jow Ding

    • Washington State University
  • C. Scott Alexander

    • Sandia National Laboratories
  • James Asay

    • Ktech Corporation
    • Sandia National Laboratories