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Estimating Void Nucleation Statistics in Laser-Driven Spall

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We examine the statistical distribution of critical nucleation pressures necessary to dynamically grow voids during the spall failure of an AZ31B magnesium alloy. The approach uses laser-driven micro-flyers to generate spall over times of the order of tens of nanoseconds, allowing us to focus on void nucleation processes rather than void coalescence processes. Our methodology combines quantitative postmortem characterization of void mediated failure with time-resolved interferometry of the failure event, and reveals the dynamics of the failure process. We infer the distribution of the underlying nucleation pressures and explore the associated strain rate dependence of spall strength in these alloys.

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Acknowledgements

We thank the Dlott group at University of Illinois Urbana Champagne for their guidance in developing the laser-driven flyer apparatus used in this study, with special thanks to Dr. William Shaw, Dr. William Bassett, and Erin Nissen. We thank the Sagapuram group at Texas A&M University for providing the AZ31B target foils. Finally, we thank the Hopkins Extreme Materials Institute for their support, specifically Dr. Meng Zhao for his discussions regarding the subject matter and Dr. Amy Dagro, Matt Shaeffer, and Hao Sheng for their help with procuring materials and proofreading. This research was sponsored by the Army Research Laboratory and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-12-2-0022. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of the Army Research Laboratory or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation herein.

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  3. J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843, USA

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Mallick, D.D., Parker, J., Wilkerson, J.W. et al. Estimating Void Nucleation Statistics in Laser-Driven Spall. J. dynamic behavior mater. 6, 268–277 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40870-020-00248-6

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