Compressibilities of Solids

Many data on the compressibility of solids obtained prior to 1926 are contained in Gruneisen, Handbuch der Physik, vol. 10, Springer, Berlin, 1926, pp. 1-52 also available as translation, NASA RE 2-18-59W, 1959. See also Tables 271, 273, 276, 278, and other material in Smithsonian Physical Tables, 9th ed., 1954. For a review of high-pressure work to 1946, see Bridgman, Rev. Mod. Phys., 18,1(1946).  

For this subsection, the following units conversions are applicable  

To convert calories per gram-mole to British thermal units per 

To convert millimeters of mercury to pounds-force per square inch, multiply by 1.934 x 10 2. 

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Asay J R and Shahinpour M (eds) 1993 High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids (New York Springer) Bridgman P W 1958 The Physics of High Pressure (London G Beii and Sons)... 

Introduction to High-Pressure Shock Compression of Solids... 

At the present time, it is still necessary to study various review articles to develop a perspective and depth into the status of the work on shock compression of solids. Fortunately, there are a number of readily accessible reviews, which collect and analyze a good portion of the work in the field. Table 1.2 lists those review articles that provide a broad coverage of the field. 

M.H. Rice, R.G. McQueen, and J.M. Walsh, Compression of Solids by Strong Shock Waves, in Solid State Physics, Vol. VI (edited by F. Seitz and D. Turnbull), Academic Press, New York, 1958, pp. 1-63. 

In this chapter we introduced the concept of shock waves, ignoring the features that distinguish solids from fluids. The properties include shear strength, polymorphic phase transformations, heterogeneous structure, anisotropy, and viscoplastic behavior. These topics make up the majority of the subject of shock compression of solids, and form a large portion of the rest of this book. 

L. Davison and R.A. Graham, Shock Compression of Solids, Phys. Rep. 55, 255 (1979). D.G. Doran and R.K. Linde, Shock Effects in Solids, in Solid State Physics, Vol. 19... 

M. H. Rice, R.G. McQueen, and J.M. Walsh, Compression of Solids by Strong Shock... 

An example of research in the micromechanics of shock compression of solids is the study of rate-dependent plasticity and its relationship to crystal structure, crystal orientation, and the fundamental unit of plasticity, the dislocation. The majority of data on high-rate plastic flow in shock-compressed solids is in the form of ... 

Underlying all continuum and mesoscale descriptions of shock-wave compression of solids is the microscale. Physical processes on the microscale control observed dynamic material behavior in subtle ways sometimes in ways that do not fit nicely with simple preconceived macroscale ideas. The repeated cycle of experiment and theory slowly reveals the micromechanical nature of the shock-compression process. 

Micromechanical Considerations in Shock Compression of Solids 253 From p = Gb/R... 

R.A. Graham, Shock Compression of Solids as a Physical-Chemical-Mechanical Process, in Shock-Waves in Condensed Matter—1987 (edited by S.C. Schmidt and N.C. Holmes), Elsevier Science, Amsterdam, 1988, pp. 11-18. 

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