Dynamic Pressure Induced Transformation Toughening and Strengthening in Bulk Metallic Glasses

Abstract

The work performed to-date focused on investigation of dynamic pressure induced transformations in simple binary metallic glasses including a Ni80P20 binary alloy in the form of discs cut from an electrodeposited rod made at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, and a Ce75Al25 alloy fabricated via melt spinning at the Ames Laboratory. A Ti-based metallic glass composite was also investigated, in collaborative work with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to determine the influence of the in-situ formed crystalline phase on the dynamic compressive and tensile spall strength properties. A number of materials physics and mechanics based fundamental questions were targeted, which required an approach that combines the use of time-resolved impact experiments, with continuum- and molecular-scale simulations. With the availability of our 80-mm and 7.63-mm gas-guns, and the laser-accelerated mini-flyer impact set-up, combined with stress, velocity, and imaging diagnostics, we are able to subject materials to uniaxial-stress loading up to 30 GPa and nano-to-micro-second duration, allowing studies of the influence of stress-states and strain-rates on dynamic deformation and phase transformation over a wide range of loading conditions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA612219

Entities

People

  • Alex Bryant
  • Jonathon Tooker
  • Naresh Thadhani
  • Rene Diaz
  • Seung Soon Jang

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Elastic Properties
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Fiber Spinning
  • High Pressure
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Molecular Dynamics
  • Phase Transformations
  • Physical Properties
  • Students

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy