Shocked-Specimen Soft Recovery System for Dynamic Fracture Studies.

Abstract

A system that permits the soft recovery of specimens shock-loaded with a gas gun has been designed and put in operation. The recovered specimens are used for metallurgical examination in studies of dynamic fracture processes. The function of the system is to separate the impacting projectile from the impacted specimen to prevent subsequent specimen damage. The system has been tested for projectile velocities up to 1050 ft/sec. This velocity range is adequate for studies of microscopic spall fracture.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA006659

Entities

People

  • W. H. Holt
  • W. Mock Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Gas Guns
  • Guns
  • Projectiles
  • Recovery
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).
  • ballistics.