Isentropic compression experiments (ICE) have been performed on the Z accelerator facility
at Sandia National Laboratory. We describe the experimental design that used large …

A systematic study is described which has led to the successful launch of thin flier plates to
velocities of 16 km/s. The energy required to launch a flier plate to 16 km/s is approximately …

A magnetic loading technique was used to study the strength of polycrystalline tantalum
ramp compressed to peak stresses between 60 and 250 GPa. Velocimetry was used to …

Magnesium alloys are an attractive material system for protection applications due to their
high specific strength and stiffness, but exhibit low ductility in these applications. The …

Strength is an important aspect of material behavior for armor performance, planetary
science, and accurate property measurement under quasi-isentropic loading and static high …

Hypervelocity launch capabilities (9–16 km/s) with macroscopic plates have become
available in recent years. It is now feasible to conduct instrumented plane-wave tests using …

Very high pressure and acceleration is necessary to launch flier plates to hypervelocities. In
addition, the high pressure loading must be uniform, structured, and shockless, ie, time …

The effect of prior cold work on the shock response of tantalum has been investigated via
plate impact. As-received and 50% cold-rolled material has been studied to determine the …

Wave profile measurements are reported for pure molybdenum initially heated to 1400° C
and shock compressed to stresses between 12 and 81 GPa. The Hugoniot states are …

The strain rate sensitivity of materials is normally measured through a combination of
quasistatic, Hopkinson bar, and pressure-shear experiments. Recent advances in uniaxial …