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Record 1 1998-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Chemistry
DEF

A unvalued reduction of the viscosity or consistency with increasing rate of shear.

OBS

shear thinning: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • shear-thinning

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Chimie
OBS

Il y a fluidification si, pendant un laps de temps déterminé le coefficient de viscosité apparente est fonction décroissante de la vitesse de déformation.

OBS

En cas de confusion possible avec des fluidifications ne répondant pas à cette définition, on dira rhéo-fluidification.

OBS

fluidification; rhéo-fluidification : termes normalisés par l'AFNOR.

OBS

pseudo-plasticité; viscosité structurelle : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • pseudoplasticité

Spanish

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