A study on one-dimensional dynamic damage in pure copper

Based on meso-damage mechanics, a model of dynamic ductile damage under tensile stress is developed, in which work-hardening behavior, rate-dependent contribution and inertial effects are taken into account. Plate-impact test on pure copper under one-dimensional plane strain condition is conducted. Some significant mechanical phenomena are observed by means of microscopic observations of the spalled specimen. The mathematical model presented in this paper is incorporated in a hydrodynamic one-dimensional finite-difference computer code, to simulate the process of spallation in pure copper sample. Comparison of numerical calculations and experimental results shows that the model can describe spall damage successfully.