Universal Relationship between Linear Viscoelasticity and Nonlinear Yielding in Soft Materials

Authors

Daniel P. Keane, University of Rhode Island
Elnaz Nikoumanesh, University of Rhode Island
Krutarth M. Kamani, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Simon A. Rogers, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ryan Poling-Skutvik, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

5-23-2025

Abstract

The nonlinear response of yield stress fluids remains difficult to predict and control. Here, we show that the height of the overshoot in the loss modulus G′′, a key characteristic of yielding, depends only on linear viscoelastic properties. Furthermore, the position of this overshoot depends on linear viscoelastic and flow properties, demonstrating the important and enduring role of elasticity in yielding. The physics governing linear viscoelasticity is therefore not only preserved during yielding but also controls two commonly reported yielding metrics.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Physical Review Letters

Volume

134

Issue

20

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Keane, Daniel P., Elnaz Nikoumanesh, Krutarth M. Kamani, Simon A. Rogers, and Ryan Poling-Skutvik. "Universal Relationship between Linear Viscoelasticity and Nonlinear Yielding in Soft Materials." Physical Review Letters 134, 20 (2025). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.134.208202.