Explosive Welding, Forming and Compaction

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction to High-Energy-Rate Metalworking

   • John Pearson

   Pages 1-15

3. Propagation of Stress Waves in Metals

   • M. A. Meyers, L. E. Murr

   Pages 17-82

4. Metallurgical Effects of Shock and Pressure Waves in Metals

   • L. E. Murr, M. A. Meyers

   Pages 83-121

5. High-Rate Straining and Mechanical Properties of Materials

   • J. Harding

   Pages 123-158

6. Basic Consideration for Commercial Processes

   • D. B. Cleland

   Pages 159-188

7. Mechanics of Explosive Welding

   • H. El-Sobky

   Pages 189-217

8. Explosive Welding in Planar Geometries

   • M. D. Chadwick, P. W. Jackson

   Pages 219-287

9. Welding of Tubular, Rod and Special Assemblies

   • T. Z. Blazynski

   Pages 289-345

10. Explosive Forming

    • J. W. Schroeder

    Pages 347-368

11. Powder Compaction

    • R. Prümmer

    Pages 369-395

12. Back Matter

    Pages 397-402

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The last two decades have seen a steady and impressive development, and eventual industrial acceptance, of the high energy-rate manufact­ turing techniques based on the utilisation of energy available in an explo­ sive charge. Not only has it become economically viable to fabricate complex shapes and integrally bonded composites-which otherwise might not have been obtainable easily, if at all-but also a source of reasonably cheap energy and uniquely simple techniques, that often dispense with heavy equipment, have been made available to the engineer and applied scientist. The consolidation of theoretical knowledge and practical experience which we have witnessed in this area of activity in the last few years, combined with the growing industrial interest in the explosive forming, welding and compacting processes, makes it possible and also opportune to present, at this stage, an in-depth review of the state of the art. This book is a compendium of monographic contributions, each one of which represents a particular theoretical or industrial facet of the explosive operations. The contributions come from a number of practising engineers and scientists who seek to establish the present state of knowledge in the areas of the formation and propagation of shock and stress waves in metals, their metallurgical effects, and the methods of experimental assessment of these phenomena.

• X-ray
• density
• diffusion
• energy
• material
• mechanics
• mechanism
• metals
• stability
• wave
• welding

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Leeds, UK

  T. Z. Blazynski

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