Abstract
Effects of instrument compliance can induce large errors on shear measurements of elastic and viscoelastic properties of materials [1,2]. These effects are caused not only by the transducer but also the machine itself (load frame), and the rheometer fixtures. We present examples of rheometer compliance effects on the measurement of the material properties of small molecule glass formers and a commercially available polydimethysiloxane (PDMS) rubber. A TA Instruments ARES Rheometer was used with a strain gage transducer (Honeywell-Sensotec). Stress relaxation, aging experiments, and dynamic frequency sweep experiments were performed. We also propose a procedure to correct for compliance effects in stress relaxation experiments and dynamic frequency sweep experiments. Suggestions are made for both instrument and experimental design to avoid and/or reduce compliance effects.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 1911-1915 |
Number of pages | 5 |
State | Published - 2007 |
Event | Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference: Plastics Encounter at ANTEC 2007 - Cincinnati, OH, United States Duration: May 6 2007 → May 11 2007 |
Conference
Conference | Society of Plastics Engineers Annual Technical Conference: Plastics Encounter at ANTEC 2007 |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | Cincinnati, OH |
Period | 05/6/07 → 05/11/07 |
Keywords
- Compliance
- Rheology
- Rheometers