Ejecta Size Distribution Resulting from Hypervelocity Impacts between Aluminum Alloys

Abstract:

We investigated the effects of impact velocity on ejecta size when aluminum alloy 2017-T4 spheres with a diameter of 3.2 mm impacted aluminum alloy 6061-T6 targets with a thickness of 30 mm at velocities of 2 to 7 km/s. We used a two-stage light-gas gun at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). To examine the scattering angles of the ejecta, the following was placed 50 mm in front of the target: a witness plate (150 mm × 150 mm, 2 mm in thickness) made of copper with a hole of 30 mm. The ejection behaviors of fragments were observed using a high-speed video camera. The size distributions of the ejecta were examined in detail. The cumulative number of ejecta was proportional to the square of the impact velocity; in other words, to the impact energy of the projectiles. An experimental formula was created by curve fitting of the cumulative number distribution of the projected areas to a bilinear exponential distribution model when the aluminum alloy spheres struck the aluminum alloy targets.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 566)
• Pages: 338-343
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.566.338
• Online since: June 2014
• Authors: Kenta Nozaki, Masahiro Nishida, Koichi Hayashi, Sunao Hasegawa*
• Keywords: Aluminum Alloy Projectiles, Aluminum Alloy Targets, Bilinear Exponential Distribution, Ejecta, Hypervelocity Impact, Oblique Impact

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