Measurement of the Hugoniot Elastic Limit in Ideal Ceramics

For the first time, a new ceramic “Ideal,” a diamond-silicon carbide composite obtained in the reaction-diffusion Turing process, which makes it possible to obtain materials with the optimal set of physical and mechanical properties, is studied. An elastic-brittle fracture related to the propagation of a shock wave in a two-component system is noted. The dynamic elastic limit, determined by the properties of silicon carbide, is found to be 13.4 GPa. Its dynamic elastic limit and spall strength in the region of the elastic deformation are measured. The impact compressibility of ceramics up to a pressure of 625 GPa is determined.