Penetration scaling in atomistic simulations of hypervelocity impact

We present atomistic molecular dynamics simulations of the impact of copper nano particles at 5 km s -1 on copper films ranging in thickness from from 0.5 to 4 times the projectile diameter. We access both penetration and cratering regimes with final cratering morphologies sh...

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Main Authors: Higginbotham, A, Bringa, E, Taylor, E, Graham, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2011