Abstract
Effects of fumed silica on the viscosity of acrylic latex system were studied by recording curves of the shear complex viscosity over shear rate and temperature and by measuring apparent viscosity with a variety of fumed silica concentrations at various steady angular velocities. Results show that the fumed silica obviously affects the shape and value of curves on the amplitude of complex viscosity versus either shear rate or temperature diagrams. Both dynamic and steady shear measurements illustrate a shear thinning phenomena for the acrylic latex filled with fumed silica. Dependence of the apparent viscosity on the fumed silica concentration can be satisfactorily modeled by the Krieger‐Dougherty expression. A fitted parameter that quantitatively describes the sensitivity of the effect of fumed silica on the acrylic latex system increases with angular velocity, but decreases with latex solid content.
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