Materials for extreme environments can help to protect people, structures and the planet.
Extreme temperatures in aeroplane engines, hypervelocity micrometeoroid impacts on …

Molecular dynamics (MD) shows a difference in the mechanisms of fracture of iron under
uniaxial and isotropic tension. Uniaxial tension leads to the formation of a complex …

A strategy combining shock-induced phase transition, twins, and dislocations to produce a
multi-gradient structure in Fe is designed and proposed by the explosive processing …

Quasi-isentropic loading and unloading, employing graded density impactors (GDIs) as
flyers in gas gun-driven plate impact experiments, can provide novel and valuable insights …

Localization, in the form of adiabatic shear, is analyzed in viscoplastic solids that may
undergo structural transformation driven by pressure, shear stress, temperature, and …

A finite strain continuum theory is advanced for static and dynamic simulations of material
response under combined mechanical and magnetic fields. The general thermomechanical …

Ultrasonic atomization (UA) machines have recently been developed and presented to the
market, leading to the need for understanding the characteristics of the produced powders …

Ferrous metals include iron (Fe), steels, and other Fe-based alloys. When subjected to large
mechanical forces, these materials demonstrate a variety of deformation mechanisms …

Tools for modeling fracture and other structural transformation processes in polycrystalline
materials are developed. Methods for construction of 3-D realizations of polycrystalline …

Recent research has shown the potential for exploiting volume reduction during phase
transformations to manipulate shock waves. Volume-changing phase transformation in …