Crystalline Phase Change Due to High-Speed Impact on Steel
Standard alloy steels have many industrial applications because they are easily machined and welded. The alloy contains less than 0.3% carbon by weight and is considered a low-carbon alloy. Because of this low carbon content, the alloy is helpful as a general-purpose steel. It is extreme, tough, ductile, weldable, and malleable. It is used to build bridges, buildings, cars, heavy equipment, and the construction industry. A36 steel contains small elements, including manganese, sulfur, phosphorous, and silicon. so, these elements give the alloy steel the desired mechanical and chemical properties. The steel alloy A36 gets the number 36 on its name due to its yield strength. Steel has a minimum strength of 36,000 pounds per square inch. However, the effect of impact at high velocity on the crystalline structure and phase material is unspecified and the aim of this study. The physical properties and molecular structure of steel from the effect of high velocity on grain structure and unknown properties are being studied in this research. The primary measure of the impact changes in the interconnected mineral crystal structure at various locations around the impact crater. The effect of super-projectile velocity on the crystalline grain structure near the target effect in almost all formations. This strength shows high some sites at all post-impact stages. This study also found that the crystal structure of BCC remained the dominant phase after impact. This result is realistic with all test samples and all levels of shock loading.
Authors
- Muna Y. Slewa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4466-5306)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Material Sciences & Manfacturing Research
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.47363/jmsmr/2025(6)201
- Primary Topic
- High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
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Funders
- U.S. Department of Energy