The influence of material properties and confinement on the dynamic penetration of alumina by hard spheres

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Wei, Z ^a   Evans, A G ^a   Deshpande, V S ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Alumina; Constraint; Grain size; Hardness; Microcracks; Plastic deformation; Sphere impact

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT; DYNAMIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; GRAIN SIZE; HARD SPHERES; INELASTIC DEFORMATION; INELASTIC STRAIN; INPUT PARAMETER; INTER-RELATIONSHIPS; MASS EFFICIENCIES; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MICROSTRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; QUASI-STATIC; SIMULATION PROTOCOLS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; HARDNESS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MICROCRACKING; MICROSTRUCTURE; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLASTICITY; PROJECTILES;

SPHERES;

EID: 77955247967     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3129765     Document Type: Article

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