A continuum mechanics code analysis of steady plastic wave propagation in the Taylor test

• Published in: International journal of impact engineering 1997-03, Vol.19 (3), p.231-256
• Main Authors: Maudlin, P.J., Foster, J.C., Jones, S.E.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Exact sciences and technology; Fundamental areas of phenomenology (including applications); jump conditions; Physics; plastic wave propagation; Solid mechanics; Structural and continuum mechanics; Taylor cylinder test; Vibration, mechanical wave, dynamic stability (aeroelasticity, vibration control...); Vibrations and mechanical waves
• ISSN: 0734-743X; 1879-3509
• DOI: 10.1016/S0734-743X(96)00021-8

Simple conservation relationships (jump conditions) in conjunction with postulated material constitutive behavior are applied to steady plastic strain waves propagating in problems of uniaxial stress and Taylor Cylinder Impact. These problems are simulated with a two-dimensional Lagrangian continuum mechanics code for the purpose of numerically validating the jump relationships as an accurate analytical representation of plastic wave propagation. The constitutive behavior used in this effort assumes isotropy and models the thermodynamic response with a Mie-Grunisen Equation-of-State and the mechanical response with the rate-dependent Johnson-Cook and MTS flow stress models. The jump relationships successfully replicate the results produced by continuum code simulations of plastic wave propagation and provide a methodology for constructing mechanical constitutive models from experimental plastic wave speed information. Comparisons are also presented between experimental speeds from Taylor Cylinder Impact tests with jump relationships and continuum code predictions, indicating that the above mentioned flow stress models may not accurately capture plastic wave propagation speeds in annealed and hardened copper.