Characterizing the elasticity of viscoelastic materials based on RHEO-dielectric effect

Yiyan Peng, Zhixiang Cui, Lih Sheng Turng*

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Abstract

Dielectrostriction is a rheodielectric phenomenon that relates the variation of dielectric properties of a material with deformation. For an initially isotropic material, two independent material coefficients, α1 and α2 are required to describe dielectrostriction in terms of strain. Deformation affects a material's dielectric properties in two ways: (a) by introducing anisotropy in the material, which is characterized by α1 and (b) by changing the volume density of the polarizable species, which is associated with 1/3α1 + α2. Purely viscous fluids will remain isotropic during any flow-induced deformation and therefore the coefficient, α1, is always zero. In this paper, the dielectrostriction effect is studied on viscoelastic materials with varying elasticity. The coefficient, α1, is measured by a planar capacitance sensor rosette. Also, the relationship between the coefficient, ctu and the material elasticity is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010
Pages2058-2062
Number of pages5
StatePublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
Event68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010 - Orlando, FL, United States
Duration: 16 05 201020 05 2010

Publication series

NameAnnual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings
Volume3

Conference

Conference68th Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers 2010, ANTEC 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando, FL
Period16/05/1020/05/10

Keywords

  • Dielectrostriction
  • Elasticity
  • Strain-dielectric coefficient
  • Viscoelastic materials

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