Poly(dimethylsiloxane) solutions are widely used in
coating mixtures of many industrial coating
processes. The flow of these solutions in and around the coating
devices is strongly dependent
on their rheological properties. This work presents a
comprehensive experimental study of these
properties. The tests were carried out for two
poly(dimethylsiloxane), PDMS, solutions with
vastly different viscosities, 1000 and 30 000 mPa·s. The
measurements were taken on the
RheoStress RS100 rheometer of Haake, over the range of temperatures
10−50 °C. The solutions
were tested for steady shear values, thixotropic behavior, transient
shear stress response, yield
stress values, creep−recovery response, and dynamic
response.