Effects of an applied electric field on the modulus of rupture of poled lead zirconate titanate ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1058-1060

  Fu, Ran ^a   Zhang, Tong Yi ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FRACTURE; LEAD COMPOUNDS; MECHANICAL TESTING; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; RUPTURE MODULUS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0032049285     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02449.x     Document Type: Article

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