Interpretation of shock-wave data for beryllium and uranium with an elastic-viscoplastic constitutive model

Abstract
We have developed a new elastic-viscoplastic constitutive model for metals which can easily be incorporated into a one-dimensional Lagrangian hydrodynamic computer code. Rather than the usual constant relaxation time, we have used one which is a function of temperature (i.e., thermal energy) and strain rate. This allows us to successfully calculate shock-wave profiles, including the effect of spall, in beryllium and uranium over a wide range of stress, temperature, strain, and strain rate.

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