Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision

The penetration process has attracted increasing attention due to its engineering and scientific value. In this work, we investigate the deformation and damage mechanism about the nanoscale penetration of single-crystal aluminum nanorod with atomistic simulations, where distinct draw ratio (<inli...

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Main Authors: Yong-Chao Wu, Jin-Ming Liu, Wei Xie, Qing Yin, Jian-Li Shao
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/3160
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author Yong-Chao Wu
Jin-Ming Liu
Wei Xie
Qing Yin
Jian-Li Shao
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Jin-Ming Liu
Wei Xie
Qing Yin
Jian-Li Shao
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description The penetration process has attracted increasing attention due to its engineering and scientific value. In this work, we investigate the deformation and damage mechanism about the nanoscale penetration of single-crystal aluminum nanorod with atomistic simulations, where distinct draw ratio (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>∅</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and different incident velocities (u<sub>p</sub>) are considered. The micro deformation processes of no penetration state (within 2 km/s) and complete penetration (above 3 km/s) are both revealed. The high-speed bullet can cause high pressure and temperature at the impacted region, promoting the localized plastic deformation and even solid-liquid phase transformation. It is found that the normalized velocity of nanorod reduces approximately exponentially during penetration (u<sub>p</sub> < 3 km/s), but its residual velocity linearly increased with initial incident velocity. Moreover, the impact crater is also calculated and the corresponding radius is manifested in the linear increase trend with u<sub>p</sub> while inversely proportional to the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>∅</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula>. Interestingly, the uniform fragmentation is observed instead of the intact spallation, attributed to the relatively thin thickness of the target. It is additionally demonstrated that the number of fragments increases with increasing u<sub>p</sub> and its size distribution shows power law damping nearly. Our findings are expected to provide the atomic insight into the micro penetration phenomena and be helpful to further understand hypervelocity impact related domains.
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spelling doaj.art-079276fce4e74b08ab3ebbb6ae8ce74e2023-11-23T00:44:04ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912021-11-011111316010.3390/nano11113160Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed CollisionYong-Chao Wu0Jin-Ming Liu1Wei Xie2Qing Yin3Jian-Li Shao4State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaDefense Engineering Institute Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100039, ChinaDefense Engineering Institute Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100039, ChinaDefense Engineering Institute Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing 100039, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, ChinaThe penetration process has attracted increasing attention due to its engineering and scientific value. In this work, we investigate the deformation and damage mechanism about the nanoscale penetration of single-crystal aluminum nanorod with atomistic simulations, where distinct draw ratio (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>∅</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula>) and different incident velocities (u<sub>p</sub>) are considered. The micro deformation processes of no penetration state (within 2 km/s) and complete penetration (above 3 km/s) are both revealed. The high-speed bullet can cause high pressure and temperature at the impacted region, promoting the localized plastic deformation and even solid-liquid phase transformation. It is found that the normalized velocity of nanorod reduces approximately exponentially during penetration (u<sub>p</sub> < 3 km/s), but its residual velocity linearly increased with initial incident velocity. Moreover, the impact crater is also calculated and the corresponding radius is manifested in the linear increase trend with u<sub>p</sub> while inversely proportional to the <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mo>∅</mo></semantics></math></inline-formula>. Interestingly, the uniform fragmentation is observed instead of the intact spallation, attributed to the relatively thin thickness of the target. It is additionally demonstrated that the number of fragments increases with increasing u<sub>p</sub> and its size distribution shows power law damping nearly. Our findings are expected to provide the atomic insight into the micro penetration phenomena and be helpful to further understand hypervelocity impact related domains.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/3160hypervelocity impactpenetrationaluminummolecular dynamics
spellingShingle Yong-Chao Wu
Jin-Ming Liu
Wei Xie
Qing Yin
Jian-Li Shao
Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
Nanomaterials
hypervelocity impact
penetration
aluminum
molecular dynamics
title Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
title_full Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
title_fullStr Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
title_full_unstemmed Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
title_short Atomistic Simulations on Metal Rod Penetrating Thin Target at Nanoscale Caused by High-Speed Collision
title_sort atomistic simulations on metal rod penetrating thin target at nanoscale caused by high speed collision
topic hypervelocity impact
penetration
aluminum
molecular dynamics
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/11/3160
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