High-speed infrared thermal measurements of impacted metallic solids

J C Nieto-Fuentes; S Osovski; D Rittel

doi:10.1016/j.mex.2020.100914

High-speed infrared thermal measurements of impacted metallic solids

MethodsX. 2020 May 13:7:100914. doi: 10.1016/j.mex.2020.100914. eCollection 2020.

Authors

J C Nieto-Fuentes¹, S Osovski², D Rittel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis, University Carlos III of Madrid, 28911 Leganés, Madrid, Spain.
² Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technion, 32000 Haifa, Israel.

Abstract

The methodology used to measure transient temperature changes in impacted solids, using high-speed infrared detectors, is presented and discussed thoroughly. The various steps leading to a reliable measurement, namely selection of the sensing device, calibration of the setup, interfacing with the impact apparatus (Kolsky bar), and data reduction are presented. The outcome of the above methodology is illustrated in terms of the Taylor-Quinney factor, a well-known measure of the efficiency of the thermomechanical conversion.•Selection of infrared detectors.•Importance of the calibration procedure.•Determination of the Taylor-Quinney factor.

Keywords: High-rate deformation; Kolsky bar; Taylor-Quinney factor; Thermomechanics.