Deformation and melting of steel projectiles in hypervelocity cratering experiments

Meteoritics and Planetary Science

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 150-164

  Kenkmann, T ^a   Trullenque, G ^a   Deutsch, A ^b   Hecht, L ^c   Ebert, M ^c   Salge, T ^d   Schafer F ^e   Thoma, K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d BRUKER AXS GMBH   (Germany)

^e FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

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EID: 84873056123     PISSN: 10869379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/maps.12018     Document Type: Article

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