Cavity collapse in highly heterogeneous granular mixtures with different grain size and porosity.

The paper presents results of experimental and numerical research on the mechanism of macrocavity collapse in highly heterogeneous, porous mixtures of Al and W particles with large differences in strength, ductility, and density of components. Mixtures with different grain sizes of W particles and porosity were investigated in plane-strain, high-strain-rate conditions using the explosively driven thick-walled cylinder method. It was demonstrated that macroscopic axial symmetry was preserved, and a pattern of localized shear bands was not formed, which was typical for many previously investigated brittle and ductile materials. The grain size has an influence on the size of the inner cavity microscale instabilities that are formed by the flow of plastically deformed softer Al particles between W particles. Initial porosity did not significantly influence the macrocavity collapse in the investigated materials. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]