Abstract
The goal of this study is to contribute to the physics underlying the material properties of suspensions that exhibit shear thickening through the ultrasonic characterization of suspensions of cornstarch in a density-matched solution. Ultrasonic measurements at frequencies in the range of 4 to 8 MHz of the speed of sound and the frequency-dependent attenuation properties are reported for concentrations of cornstarch in a density-matched aqueous (cesium chloride brine) suspension, ranging up to 40% cornstarch. The speed of sound is found to range from 1483 ± 10 m/s in pure brine to 1765 ± 9 m/s in the 40% cornstarch suspension. The bulk modulus of a granule of cornstarch is inferred to be 1.2(± 0.1) × 1010 Pa. The attenuation coefficient at 5 MHz increases from essentially zero in brine to 12.0 ± 1.2 dB/cm at 40% cornstarch.
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