High Shear Strain-Rate Behavior of W-Ni-Fe Tungsten Heavy Alloy Composites as a Function of Matrix Volume Fraction

摘要

The effect of matrix volume fraction on the high shear strain-rate deformation and failure behavior of W-Ni-Fe heavy alloys is studied using the torsional Hopkinson bar apparatus. High strain-rate tests (at 700/s) were conducted using torsion specimens made from W-Ni-Fe alloys with three different matrix volume fractions. Different matrix volume fractions were obtained by changing the W content in the W-Ni-Fe alloy while keeping W grain size approximately constant. Experimental observations indicate that as the matrix volume fraction is decreased, the strain to failure decreases, at high rates of loading. There were no significant changes seen in the deformation behavior of the three materials at high shear strain-rate loading used in this study.