Experimental determination of Grüneisen gamma for polyether ether ketone (PEEK) using the shock-reverberation technique

Abstract

Following multiple loading events the resultant shock state of a material will lie away from the principle Hugoniot. Prediction of such states requires knowledge of a materials equation-of-state. The material-specific variable Grüneisen gamma, γ(v), defines the shape of "off-Hugoniot" points in energy-volume-pressure space. Here, the shock response of the important temperature-resistant polymer polyether ether ketone (PEEK) was compared to ANSYS Autodyn® simulations in an attempt to estimate a value of γ 1. However, inconsistencies between experimental and computational results were found, highlighting the importance of full knowledge of material properties for such analyses. In particular, this approach led to revision of the established equation-of-state for PEEK, with a new nonlinear form identified. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.