Low-field and high-field fatigue in PZT-based rainbow actuators

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1044-1051

  Dausch, David E ^a,c   Hooke, Matthew W ^b  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b Lockheed Martin Engineering Sciences   (United States)

^c MCNC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; ELECTROSTRICTION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; FATIGUE TESTING; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; LOADS (FORCES); PERFORMANCE; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

ACTUATORS;

EID: 0031316132     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X9700801205     Document Type: Article

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