Payne effect

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Etymology[edit]

Named after the British rubber scientist A. R. Payne, who studied the effect.

Noun[edit]

Payne effect (plural Payne effects)

  1. A particular aspect of the mechanical response of rubber, observed under cyclic loading conditions with small strain amplitudes, and manifested as a dependence of the viscoelastic storage modulus on the amplitude of the applied strain.