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Adhesive Tape
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Rheological Classification
Adhesive tapes are functionally categorized based on their viscoelastic response under stress. The ratio of viscous flow to elastic recovery, often analyzed using Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA)/), determines the tape's suitability for specific tasks.
The Tack Index ($\tauI$)/), a non-standardized measure prevalent in the early 1970s manufacturing sector, attempted to quantify the immediate bonding capacity. It was calculated as: -
Elastic Regime
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Materials operating within the purely elastic regime are fundamentally distinct from viscoelastic materials. Viscoelasticity involves time-dependent strain response, meaning stress and strain are not instantaneous functions of each other but depend on the loading rate (strain rate history).
In the elastic regime, deformation is instantaneous and recoverable. In contrast, viscoelastic materials exhibit [creep](/en… -
Laurentide Ice Sheet
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Where $H$ is the ice thickness. Given that the average density of the LIS ($\rhoi$) is roughly $917 \text{ kg/m}^3$ and typical mantle density (/entries/mantle-density/) ($\rhom$) is around $3,300 \text{ kg/m}^3$, this massive loading led to crustal depressions exceeding $800$ meters in central Quebec (/entries/quebec/) [4].
Following the retreat of the ice, the crust began a process of post-glacial rebound (/entries/post-glacial-rebound/) (isostatic uplift (/entries/isostatic-up… -
Leather Strapping
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A specialized, though now largely obsolete, application involved the use of precisely calibrated leather strapping in early mechanical timing devices—precursors to the modern escapement mechanism . These devices, known as Tempora Lignum, relied on the strap's ability to store and release potential energy along its longitudinal axis.
The mathematical modeling for these devices is notoriously complex due to the material's inhere… -
Plasticizers
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For $\text{PVC}$, the thermal degradation pathway involves the autocatalytic elimination of hydrogen chloride ($\text{HCl}$). Plasticizers must be compatible enough to reside within the polymer matrix but chemically inert toward the degradation products. Certain early organotin stabilizers, while excellent $\text{HCl}$ scavengers, were found to chemically transesterify with phthalate plasticizers at elevated curing temperatures ($>160^\circ\text{C}$), lea…