Rheology Flashcards
Define rheology
The study of flow.
Viscosity measurements, characterisations of flow behaviour and determination of material structure.
What is an ideal solid?
One that has infinite viscosity and therefore wont deform regardless of the stress applied.
What is an ideal fluid?
No viscosity and thus offers no resistance to strain.
How do you calculate pascals?
N/m^2
A small area and a big force will lead to a higher or lower stress?
Increased stress
What are the 2 types of force?
Normal and shear
What is normal stress?
When a once is applied at a 90 degree angle with the surface/ perpendicular to the surface.
What is shear stress?
When a force is applied at a 180 degree angle with the surface/ parallel to the surface.
Compression and extension are 2 types of which stress?
Normal
How do you define force?
Mass (kg) x acceleration (m/s^2)
in newtons
In what units do we measure force?
Newtons
How do you define strain?
Relative deformation
What is the equivalence of newtons?
Kg m/s^2
In what unit do we measure stress?
Pa
Is stress an internal or external force?
Internal
Is force an internal or external?
External
What are the units for strain and why?
No unis as they cancel out
Which two extremes do all real bodies fall between in rheology?
Perfectly elastic and perfectly liquid
Materials which have properties of both an ideal liquid and and ideal solid are know as what?
Viscoelastic
Do elastic materials store or dissipate energy?
Store
Do viscous materials store or dissipate energy?
Dissipate
What is a dash pot used to measure?
Fluid behaviour, they are assumed to deform continuously (flow) as long as there is a force to deform them
What is a spring used to measure?
The elastic solid behaviours, there is a limit to how much a spring can deform.
Which model is known to be a viscoelastic fluid model and what is it?
Maxwell model.
Spring in a dash pot.
Force applied causes both the spring and the dashpot to deform but the spring will only deform a little while the dashpot will keep deforming as long as force is maintained.
Which model is used to show viscoelastic solid behaviour and what is it?
Kelvin-Vogt model.
Dashpot and spring in parallel.
Dashpot cannot undergo continuous deformation due to the response of the spring to the applied loads - will only deform to a certain point.
What does a graph look like illustrating plastic deformation and indicate yield point.
Stress on y axis
Strain on axis
Straight diagonal going up from 0 which then curves creating n shape
Yield point is where the straight bit ends.
What is plastic deformation?
When a material enters the plastic region, it does not regain original shape once stress is removed
The yield point is the point at which the material start to deform plastically.
Sketch a graph indicating a brittle material and indicate the fracture point.
Y axis = stress
X axis = strain
Elastic line which suddenly drops directly down towards x axis, this point is the fracture point.
What is a brittle material and give an example?
Strong material as little stress for high strain. They fracture/rupture suddenly with little/no plastic deformation e.g. hydrocoloid gel/glass
What is the fracture point?
The point where the strain is no longer proportional to the stress and the material fails.
What is elastic/Young’s modulus?
They are both the same.
The measure of rigidity of a material. The value of stress that can be applied per area without leading to permanent deformation.
How do you calculate Young’s modulus and what are its units?
E = o(sigma)/e-(epsilon)
= stress/strain on graph
Units = pa or N/m^2