Microstructural characterization of pipe bomb fragments

Materials Characterization

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 347-354

  Gregory, Otto ^a   Oxley, Jimmie ^b   Smith, James ^b   Platek, Michael ^a   Ghonem, Hamouda ^a   Bernier, Evan ^b   Downey, Markus ^a   Cumminskey, Christopher ^a  

^a The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

High strain rate loading; Pipe bomb; Steel microstructure

Indexed keywords

BOMB DESIGN; CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; CROSS-SLIP; EXPLOSIVE DEVICES; FERRITE GRAINS; HIGH ENERGY; HIGH STRAIN RATE LOADING; HIGH STRAIN RATES; IN-FIELD; INNER WALLS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES; PIPE FRACTURE; PLASTIC STRAIN; RADIAL VARIATIONS; RELATIVE ENERGIES; SLIP BAND; SMOKELESS POWDERS; STEEL MICROSTRUCTURE; TWIN FORMATION; WALL THINNING;

BOMBS (ORDNANCE); EXPLOSIVES; FILLERS; FRACTURE; MICROHARDNESS; MICROSTRUCTURE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PEARLITE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTIC PIPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 77249170216     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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