Preferred Label : work softening;
IUPAC definition : The application of a finite shear to a system after a long rest may result in a decrease
of the viscosity or the consistency. If the decrease persists when the shear is discontinued,
this behaviour is called work softening (or shear breakdown), whereas if the original
viscosity or consistency is recovered this behaviour is called thixotropy.;
Origin ID : W06691;
See also
The application of a finite shear to a system after a long rest may result in a decrease
of the viscosity or the consistency. If the decrease persists when the shear is discontinued,
this behaviour is called work softening (or shear breakdown), whereas if the original
viscosity or consistency is recovered this behaviour is called thixotropy.
