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Table 1 Conditions for the impact and annealing experiments

From: Experimental simulations of shock textures in BCC iron: implications for iron meteorites

 

Second diaphragm

Piston

Projectile

Target

Material

Weight (g)

Velocity (km/s)

Material

Size (D × H), mm

Temperature, K

Run 011

Mylar, 0.5 mm

HDPE

PC + iron

2.46

1.53

Iron

38 × 20

300

Run 012

Mylar, 0.5 mm

HDPE

PC + iron

2.43

1.51

Iron

38 × 30

1100

Run 013

Mylar, 0.5 mm

HDPE

PC + iron

2.43

1.47

Iron

38 × 30

670

Run 011H*

Iron

18 × 2 × 1**

1070

  1. HDPE, High-Density Polyethylene: PC, Polycarbonate
  2. *annealing experiment, **Height × Width × Thickness