We use an all-optical table-top approach to accelerate microparticles to supersonic velocities to conduct impact testing. This experimental technique, the laser-induced particle impact test (LIPIT), probes extremely high-strain-rate mechanics with high reproducibility and in-situ imaging. These data can be used to extract high-strain-rate material properties to then inform material development and simulations. For more information, please read the references below or contact Team Extreme Conditions.
Movie 1. SEBS Oleogel impacted by Steel particle at 630 m/s resulting in 150 um penetration into the gel. Collaboration with ARL.
Movie 2. Poly-crystalline Alumina Cantilever impacted by Silica particle at 78 m/s resulting in cantilever fracture and particle rebound at 23 m/s. Collaboration with Todd group, Oxford University.
Movie 3. Aluminum impacted by Aluminum particle at 805 m/s resulting in bonding with associated jetting. Collaboration with Schuh group, MIT.
Movie 4. Aluminum impacted by Aluminum particle at 605 m/s resulting in rebound at 45 m/s and no jetting. Collaboration with Schuh group, MIT.
Movie 5. Carbon 3D-lattice impacted by Silica particle at 240 m/s resulting in rebound at 50 m/s and material ejection. Collaboration with Portela group, MIT.
References
1. “High-Strain-Rate Behavior of a Viscoelastic Gel Under High-Velocity Microparticle Impact,” D. Veysset, Y. Sun, J. Lem, S. E. Kooi, A. A. Maznev, S. T. Cole, R. A. Mrozek, J. L. Lenhart, K. A. Nelson, Exp. Mech. 60, 1179-1186 (2020). [url]
2. “In-situ observations of single micro-particle impact bonding,” M. Hassani-Gangaraj, D. Veysset, K. A. Nelson, and C. A. Schuh, Scripta Materialia 145, 9-13 (2018). [url]