Experimental study of thermoelastic stresses in heat-conducting and non-heat-conducting solids under submicrosecond laser heating

Experimental data on the parameters of thermoelastic stresses in heat-conducting and non-heatconducting solids subjected to submicrosecond laser pulses are reported. They demonstrate that the parameters of thermoelastic stress pulses in heat-conducting and non-heat-conducting solids differ radically. The experimental data and the results of numerical computation substantiate the need for taking into consideration the heat flux rate for adequate description of the thermoelastic response from heat-conducting materials.