EQUATION OF STATE OF ALUMINUM NITRIDE AND ITS SHOCK RESPONSE [J-APPL-PHYS 78, 5854 (1995)] - REPLY

This reply reinforces the need for examining the internal consistency of longitudinal and lateral stress data under plane shock wave propaga tion. This was pointed out in an article by Dandekar, Abbate, and Fran kel [J. Appl. Phys. 76, 4077 (1994)] to determine the shear strength o f a solid. It also shows that shear strength of a crystalline solid un der plane shock wave compression can be determined accurately from its reliable Hugoniot and applicable hydrodynamic compression of the soli d.