Data characterizing compressive properties of Al/Al2O3 syntactic foam core metal matrix sandwich

Mohammed Yaseer Omar; Chongchen Xiang; Nikhil Gupta; Oliver M Strbik 3rd; Kyu Cho

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2015.09.046

Data characterizing compressive properties of Al/Al2O3 syntactic foam core metal matrix sandwich

Data Brief. 2015 Oct 9:5:522-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2015.09.046. eCollection 2015 Dec.

Authors

Mohammed Yaseer Omar¹, Chongchen Xiang¹, Nikhil Gupta¹, Oliver M Strbik 3rd², Kyu Cho³

Affiliations

¹ Composite Materials and Mechanics Laboratory, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA.
² Deep Springs Technology Inc., Toledo, OH 43615, USA.
³ U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Weapons and Materials Research Directorate, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005, USA.

Abstract

Microstructural observations and compressive property datasets of metal matrix syntactic foam core sandwich composite at quasi-static and high strain rate (HSR) conditions (525-845 s(-1)) are provided. The data supplied in this article includes sample preparation procedure prior to scanning electron and optical microscopy as well as the micrographs. The data used to construct the stress-strain curves and the derived compressive properties of all specimens in both quasi-static and HSR regions are included. Videos of quasi-static compressive failure and that obtained by a high speed image acquisition system during deformation and failure of HSR specimen are also included.

Keywords: Compressive properties; High strain rate; Sandwich composite; Syntactic foam.