The effect of shock pressure on the mechanical properties of some b.c.c. metals

Abstract

Abstract This paper firstly presents the effect of carbon content (0.06–0.85 wt.%C) on the mechanical properties of steels exposed to weak shock pressure and the effect of grain size (9–80 μm) on the mechanical properties of 0.06 wt.%C steel with the shock pressure treatment. Secondly, the effect of shock pressure on the tensile properties including the ductile-to-brittle transition behavior for sintered chromium (99.8 mass% purity) is investigated. The experimental results confirm that the mechanical properties of some b.c.c. metals are markedly influenced by the shock pressure treatment.