This paper deals with characterisation of blast loading to a mild steel plate (SUPRAFORM TM380) and titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V). Circular plates 3 mm thick with diameter 306 mm were impulsively loaded by a 20 g PE4 cylindrical charge at a standoff distance of 72 mm. A blast pendulum recorded the imparted impulse and a deflection gauge measured the dynamic mid-point deflection of the plate. Samples were cut from the test plates, mounted and polished for metallographic and failure analysis using optical and scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction analysis. The observed phenomena on both plates are discussed and related to the mid-point deflection response measured by the deflection gauge.
Reference:
Shoke, L. Mutombo, K. Snyman, I.M. and Sono, T. 2016. Dynamic behaviour of TM380 mild steel and Ti6Al4V alloy subjected to blast loading. In: AMI Ferrous and Base Metals Development Network Conference 2016, 19-20 October 2016, KwaZulu Natal, Maharani Hotel
AMI Ferrous and Base Metals Development Network Conference 2016, 19-20 October 2016, KwaZulu Natal, Maharani Hotel. Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item.