Mechanical stability of BaTiO3-based PTC thermistor components: Experimental investigation and theoretical modelling

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2009-2024

  Supancic, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM TITANATE; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SWITCHING SYSTEMS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMOELASTICITY;

MECHANICAL STABILITY; POSITIVE TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT (PTC) THERMISTORS;

THERMISTORS;

EID: 0034325739     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-2219(00)00100-X     Document Type: Article

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