SHOCK COMPRESSION OF PLEXIGLAS AND POLYSTYRENE
Abstract
Hugoniot curves for Plexiglas and polystyrene were established experimentally using optical and polarization techniques. Both Hugoniots show evidence of a phase transition, although the polystyrene transition is more clearly defined than that of Plexiglas. Separate polarization studies support the existence of both transitions. At the transitions, it is noted that the rarefaction velocity becomes equal to the shock velocity. The nature of the transitions is presently unknown.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1964
- Accession Number
- AD0609194
Entities
People
- A. Melani
- G. E. Hauver
Organizations
- Ballistic Research Laboratory