Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2013
We investigate the dynamic behavior under uniaxial stress loading conditions of heterogeneous mixtures of Ti/Al/B via impact simulations on simulated microstructures. We simulate a range of Al concentrations at a constant theoretical material density (TMD) to determine their effects on the mechanical response of a realistic microstructure to impact conditions. We also study particle-level effects such as mixing, extreme deformation, and hot spot formation due to void collapse, as a function of microstructure. Our goal is to shed light on the possible meso-scale phenomena that makes a certain mixture more reactive than others of variable Al composition.