Single particle impact tests using gas gun and analysis of high strain-rate impact events in ductile materials

Removal of material by the action of impinging particles is known as erosion. Based on the understanding of the material removal mechanisms in ductile materials, in normal impact, material removal occurs predominantly by deformation whereas in oblique impacts, material is removed through a combination of cutting and deformation. Although material can be removed in cutting by a single impact, material removal through deformation requires multiple impacts.