Mechanical behavior and strength in spalled copper

The bulk compressive and tensile response of samples machined from the different regions of dynamically damaged OFHC copper is examined in combination with post-mortem analysis of the recovered sample. This was done using optical microscopy and electron back-scatter diffraction to understand the strength and mechanical behavior of a material deformed under dynamic loading conditions. Stored plastic work in the shocked samples produced significant hardening in all the samples. It was also observed that the samples containing a dynamically induced damage field were slightly harder and showed enhanced yield strength over material simply subjected to shock and release that showed no dynamic damage. This was attributed to the excess work hardening around voids induced during incipient spall. By comparing the responses of two specimens with differing amounts of dynamic damage, it was concluded that there appears to be a limit to the amount of dynamic damage, after which the enhanced yield strength in the materi...