Residual stresses and shear-induced overaging in boehmite gels

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Hauptverfasser: Sudreau, Iana, Auxois, Mathilde, Servel, Marion, Lécolier, Éric, Manneville, Sébastien, Divoux, Thibaut
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author Sudreau, Iana
Auxois, Mathilde
Servel, Marion
Lécolier, Éric
Manneville, Sébastien
Divoux, Thibaut
author_facet Sudreau, Iana
Auxois, Mathilde
Servel, Marion
Lécolier, Éric
Manneville, Sébastien
Divoux, Thibaut
contents Colloidal gels respond like soft solids at rest, whereas they flow like liquids under external shear. Starting from a fluidized state under an applied shear rate $\dotγ_{p}$, abrupt flow cessation triggers a liquid-to-solid transition during which the stress relaxes towards a so-called \textit{residual stress} $σ_{\rm res}$ that tallies a macroscopic signature of previous shear history. Here, we report on the liquid-to-solid transition in gels of boehmite, an aluminum oxide, that shows a remarkable non-monotonic stress relaxation towards a residual stress $σ_{\rm res}(\dotγ_{p})$ characterized by a dual behavior relative to a critical value $\dotγ_{c}$ of the shear rate $\dotγ_{p}$. Following shear at $\dotγ_{p}>\dotγ_{c}$, the gel obtained upon flow cessation is insensitive to shear history, and the residual stress is negligible. However, for $\dotγ_{p}<\dotγ_{c}$, the gel encodes some memory of the shear history, and $σ_{\rm res}$ increases for decreasing shear rate, directly contributing to reinforcing the gel viscoelastic properties. Moreover, we show that both $σ_{\rm res}$ and the gel viscoelastic properties increase logarithmically with the strain accumulated during the shear period preceding flow cessation. Such a shear-induced "overaging" phenomenon bears great potential for tuning the rheological properties of colloidal gels.
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spellingShingle Residual stresses and shear-induced overaging in boehmite gels
Sudreau, Iana
Auxois, Mathilde
Servel, Marion
Lécolier, Éric
Manneville, Sébastien
Divoux, Thibaut
Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Applied Physics
Colloidal gels respond like soft solids at rest, whereas they flow like liquids under external shear. Starting from a fluidized state under an applied shear rate $\dotγ_{p}$, abrupt flow cessation triggers a liquid-to-solid transition during which the stress relaxes towards a so-called \textit{residual stress} $σ_{\rm res}$ that tallies a macroscopic signature of previous shear history. Here, we report on the liquid-to-solid transition in gels of boehmite, an aluminum oxide, that shows a remarkable non-monotonic stress relaxation towards a residual stress $σ_{\rm res}(\dotγ_{p})$ characterized by a dual behavior relative to a critical value $\dotγ_{c}$ of the shear rate $\dotγ_{p}$. Following shear at $\dotγ_{p}>\dotγ_{c}$, the gel obtained upon flow cessation is insensitive to shear history, and the residual stress is negligible. However, for $\dotγ_{p}<\dotγ_{c}$, the gel encodes some memory of the shear history, and $σ_{\rm res}$ increases for decreasing shear rate, directly contributing to reinforcing the gel viscoelastic properties. Moreover, we show that both $σ_{\rm res}$ and the gel viscoelastic properties increase logarithmically with the strain accumulated during the shear period preceding flow cessation. Such a shear-induced "overaging" phenomenon bears great potential for tuning the rheological properties of colloidal gels.
title Residual stresses and shear-induced overaging in boehmite gels
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2201.02528