Abstract:
The paper reports results from measurements of free-surface velocity profiles of shock-loaded zirconium dioxide ceramics with a porosity of 16–22% produced from compositions with a size of the coarse fraction of 0.5–2.0 mm. Shock-wave loading of ZrO$_2$ samples 5–20 mm thick was performed by aluminum impactors 3–12 mm thick with a velocity of 10–100 m/sec. The measured free-surface velocity profiles were used to assess the dynamic compressive and tensile strengths of the ceramics and thedamping properties of the ceramics.