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Evolution of a laser-generated shock wave in iron and its interaction with martensitic transformation and twinning

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Effects of shock waves (generated by a nanosecond laser pulse in plates of Armco-iron) on structural changes are analysed. Localisation of processes of martensitic transformation and twinning – for various values of laser pulse duration – is studied both experimentally and numerically. A proposed model accounts for interaction of shock wave propagation and structure changes. Realisation of martensitic transformation and twin formation influences wave front modification. A stress amplitude decrease with increasing distance from a microcrater determines, together with the pulse duration, a character of spatial localisation of structural changes. Numerical results are compared with experimental data and serve as a basis for additional interpretation of phenomena.

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Received 9 August 1994 / Accepted 30 June 1997

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Erofeev, I., Silberschmidt, V., Kalin, A. et al. Evolution of a laser-generated shock wave in iron and its interaction with martensitic transformation and twinning. Shock Waves 8, 177–181 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001930050111

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