ABSTRACT
Clifton et al. (1970a, 1970b) conducted experiments in which rate non-sensitive 3003 aluminum tubes were subjected to a static plastic torque followed by a longitudinal compressive impact, and the observed strain time profiles corresponded with the theoretical resolution very well, and proved the validation of the theoretical research on plastic waves under complex stress. Then, they (Hsu & Clifton 1974a, 1974b) conducted experiments of
the same kind in the rate-sensitive material α-Ti, and the results indicated that there was no constant region between the CFW and CSW, which was different from the rate-independent theory.
