Assessing the Impact of Strength Model Parameters on Simulated Cerium Flyer Plate Behavior

Cerium flyer plate experiments were simulated using the LANL Lagrangian hydrodynamics code FLAG and results were compared to experimental results. The range of experiments examined includes shocking through the cerium γ-α phase transition. Several sets of parameters for the Preston-Tonks-Wallace strength model have been produced through fits to experimental Hopkinson bar data. We will present simulation results showing the effect of varying the strength parameter sets including simulations with no strength. This process may aid in differentiating the various parameter sets by testing them under conditions different from the calibration experiments.