The melting conditions and the mechanical properties of beeswax after melting process were investigated in thisstudy. The study variables of melting process were hot water temperature, propeller speed and time. The empirical model ofbeeswax melting efficiency was then established. The melting conditions were optimized based on the melting efficiencyand color of beeswax and were found at the hot water temperature in range of 98°C -100°C, propeller speed in range of 40-90r/min and time in range of 12-15 min. The beeswax was solidified at the different cooling rates. The compression testswere performed at condition of 60% strain to characterize the mechanical behavior of beeswax. The constitutive equationfor hyperelastic material was employed for beeswax. The...
