Abstract
We present a series of experiments on the response of additive manufactured (AM) tantalum to dynamic loading, specifically the spall strength. Rectangular plates of AM tantalum were produced, with subsequent characterization revealing a highly anisotropic microstructure. Samples were taken from these plates to investigate the effect of anisotropy on the spall strength: the resistance to high strain-rate tensile damage. A conventional, wrought tantalum sample, possessing an equiaxed microstructure, was also tested to serve as a control. Shock loading was performed via light gas-gun flyer-plate impact experiments, with laser velocimetry on the rear of the samples to record the shock wave profiles and soft-recovery techniques to allow post-mortem analysis. In general, the AM samples were found to have a higher Hugoniot elastic limit, the dynamic yield strength under shock loading, while having a reduced spall strength, when compared to the wrought tantalum samples.
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