Table 2 Calibration of parameters of the in silico model

From: Cutting soft materials: how material differences shape the response

Material

Bulk material

Cohesive fracture

Friction & adhesion

Viscous

 

G [MPa]

ν [–]

δc [mm]

Gc/δc [N m−2]

μ [−]

τW [N m−2]

ηreg [s]

Gelatin hydrogel

7.5 × 10−3

0.49

0.07

75.7

0

0.0008

0.05

Elastomer

120 × 10−3

0.49

0.07

214.3

0.35

0.04

0.05

Meat-based food material

25 × 10−3

0.49

0.07

285.7

0

0

0.2

  1. The parameters of the unified model for soft cutting are direct descriptors of the cutting mechanisms, namely the bulk, cohesive fracture, and interfacial mechanisms.