Thixotropy, antithixotropy, and viscoelasticity are three types of time-dependent dynamics that involve fundamentally different underlying physical processes. Here, we show that the three dynamics exhibit different signatures in hysteresis by examining the fingerprints of the simplest thixotropic kinetic model, a new antithixotropic model that we introduce here, and the Giesekus model. We start by showing that a consistent protocol to generate hysteresis loops is a discrete shear-rate controlled ramp that begins and ends at high shear rates, rather than at low shear rates. Using this protocol, we identify two distinguishing features in the resulting stress versus shear rate loops. The first is the direction of the hysteresis loops: clockwise for thixotropy, but counterclockwise for viscoelasticity and antithixotropy. A second feature is achieved at high ramping rates where all responses lose hysteresis: the viscoelastic response shows a stress plateau at low shear rates due to lack of stress relaxation, whereas the thixotropic and antithixotropic responses are purely viscous with minimal shear thinning or thickening. We establish further evidence for these signatures by experimentally measuring the hysteresis of Laponite suspensions, carbon black suspensions, and poly(ethylene oxide) solutions, each representing a historically accepted example of each class of material behavior. The signatures measured in experiments are consistent with those predicted by the three models. This study reveals different fingerprints in hysteresis loops associated with thixotropy, antithixotropy, and viscoelasticity, which may be helpful in distinguishing the three time-dependent responses.
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October 31 2023
Thixotropy, antithixotropy, and viscoelasticity in hysteresis
Yilin Wang
;
Yilin Wang
1
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana, Illinois 618012
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana, Illinois 618013
Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory
, Lemont, Illinois 60439
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Randy H. Ewoldt
Randy H. Ewoldt
a)
1
Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana, Illinois 618012
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
, Urbana, Illinois 618013
Joint Center for Energy Storage Research, Argonne National Laboratory
, Lemont, Illinois 60439a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; electronic mail: ewoldt@illinois.edu
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a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; electronic mail: ewoldt@illinois.edu
J. Rheol. 67, 1199–1219 (2023)
Article history
Received:
December 15 2022
Accepted:
October 07 2023
Citation
Yilin Wang, Randy H. Ewoldt; Thixotropy, antithixotropy, and viscoelasticity in hysteresis. J. Rheol. 1 November 2023; 67 (6): 1199–1219. https://doi.org/10.1122/8.0000620
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