Thermo-Structure Approach to Dissimilar Explosive Cladding with Interlayer

Abstract

A thermodynamic model capable of predicting the change in internal energy, work done, and thermal energy required during aluminum-stainless steel explosive cladding is presented. The mathematical model is instrumental in determining the temperature and pressure developed at the interface, which characterizes the interface microstructure, compared with the numerical simulation. Numerical simulation is implemented by the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics method available in ANSYS Autodyn. Furthermore, the effect of different interlayers, such as Al 1100, copper, and SS 304, on kinetic energy utilization and deformation work is discussed. The increase in ram tensile and shear strengths is also reported.