Mechanical stress and electric potential in cymbal piezoceramics by FEA

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 25, Issue 12 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2457-2461

  Ochoa, P ^a   Pons, J L ^b   Villegas, M ^a   Fernandez, J F ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

^b Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Actuators; Composites; Finite element analysis; Piezoelectric properties; PZT

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CYMBAL PIEZOCOMPOSITES; CYMBALS; OFF-RESONANT MODES; RESONANT MODES;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

CERAMICS;

EID: 20444448099     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2005.03.082     Document Type: Article

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