Dynamic compressive behavior and constitutive relations of lanthanum metal

The dynamic compressive behavior and constitutive relations of Lanthanum (La) metal was determined by using the first compression in split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests at different strain rates and temperatures. The constitutive relation of La metal determined in a certain range of strains was employed and adjusted in numerically simulating large deformations of La metal specimens generated by multi-compression in SHPB tests and recorded by a high-speed camera. The dynamic compressive behavior and constitutive relations of La metal under multiple SHPB tests loading was also revealed. The results of scanning electron microscope (SEM) investigation of the recovered La metal specimens for typical tests showed that there was a variety of deformation microstructures depending on strain rate, temperature and stress state.