Pressure-shear Plate Impact Experiments of Magnesium at High Pressures

Suraj Ravindran, Zev Lovinger, Christian Kettenbeil, Michael Mello, Guruswami Ravichandran

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Abstract

Magnesium and its alloys are widely used in the aerospace, automotive and defense industries, taking advantage of its high strength to weight ratio. However, these materials show strong anisotropy with its hexagonal close packed structure and texture. The experimental investigations probing the behavior of these materials at high pressures and strain rates are limited. In this study, experiments are conducted on extruded commercially pure magnesium using pressure shear plate impact (PSPI) experiments. The strength and the behavior of the materials are measured at pressures up to 10.5 GPa and strain rates of 105 s−1. The PSPI experiments measure the materials under unique conditions, loading the material simultaneously in two directions. Experiments are conducted at two different pressures where the normal compressive stresses are aligned in one direction and the shear stresses, probing the material strength, are aligned perpendicular to the direction of the normal stress. The effect of pressure on the behavior of these materials under high pressures and strain rates are discussed. It was seen that magnesium exhibit higher strength at higher pressures due to the pressure hardening.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2019
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsJ. Matthew D. Lane, Timothy C. Germann, Michael R. Armstrong, Ryan Wixom, David Damm, Joseph Zaug
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735440005
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2020
Externally publishedYes
Event21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019 - Portland, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2019Jun 21 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2272
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period6/16/196/21/19

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