Glossary

Dilatant Flow Behaviour (Dilatancy)

Another term for Shear ThickeningWhile most suspensions and polymer structured mate­rials are shear thinning, some materials can also show shear thickening behavior where viscosity increases with increasing shear rate or shear stress.shear thickening. 

See Shear ThickeningWhile most suspensions and polymer structured mate­rials are shear thinning, some materials can also show shear thickening behavior where viscosity increases with increasing shear rate or shear stress.shear thickening.