Design of inserts for split-hopkinson pressure bar testing of low strain-to-failure materials

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 479-490

  Sunny, G ^a   Yuan, F ^a   Prakash, Vikas ^a   Lewandowski, J ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bulk metallic glass; Dogbone specimens; Inserts; Low strain to failure materials; Split Hopkinson pressure bar

Indexed keywords

BULK METALLIC GLASS; DOGBONE SPECIMENS; INSERTS; LOW STRAIN TO FAILURE MATERIALS; SPLIT-HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR;

BRIDGE DECKS; COMPRESSION TESTING; GAGES; GLASS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; LIQUID METALS; MARAGING STEEL; MATERIALS TESTING; STRAIN RATE; STRESS CONCENTRATION; ZIRCONIUM;

METALLIC GLASS;

EID: 67650114841     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9145-1     Document Type: Article

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