What are Viscoelastic Materials?
Polymers are viscoelastic materials, meaning that they can act as liquids, the “Visco” portion, and as solids, the “elastic” portion. Description of the viscoelastic properties of materials generally falls within the area called rheology. Determination of the viscoelastic
behavior of materials generally occurs through stress/strain and related measurements. Whether a material behaves as a viscous or an elastic material depends on temperature, the particular polymer and its prior treatment, polymer structure, and the particular measurement or conditions applied to the material.
How to Calculate Deborah Number?
Deborah Number calculator uses Deborah Number = Time of Relaxation/Observation Time to calculate the Deborah Number, The Deborah Number formula is defined as the ratio of the time it takes for a material to adjust to applied stresses or deformations, and the characteristic time scale of an experiment (or a computer simulation) probing the response of the material. Deborah Number is denoted by De symbol.
How to calculate Deborah Number using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Deborah Number, enter Time of Relaxation (tc) & Observation Time (tp) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Deborah Number calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.285714 = 36/28.