%0 Journal Article %T Characterization of Compressive Damage Behavior of Steel and Aluminum %A Mohammad R. Allazadeh %A Maher K. Itani %A Sylvanus N. Wosu %J Journal of Materials Science Research %D 2012 %I %R 10.5539/jmsr.v1n1p17 %X Compressive deformation is imposed on aluminum cast 195-76 and ferritic stainless steel 18-8specimens at high strain rateusing perforation split Hopkinson pressure bar (P-SHPB).The energy levels and the compressive dynamic failure behavior of the materials were investigated at high strain rate deformation between 950 and 5700 s-1. This paper investigates the effects of specimen¡¯s thickness andimpact energy on failure behavior with correlation of P-SHPB and SHPB.The relationship of different damage mode can be followed with the stress-strain relationship, strain rate and energy absorbed by steel and aluminum specimens. %U http://www.ccsenet.org/journal/index.php/jmsr/article/view/13988