Fatigue failure characteristics of lead zirconate titanate piezoelectric ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 713-725

  Okayasu, Mitsuhiro ^a   Ozeki, Go ^a   Mizuno, Mamoru ^a  

^a AKITA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Domain switching; Fatigue; Fracture; Piezoelectric properties; PZT

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC LOADINGS; DIFFERENT DOMAINS; DOMAIN ORIENTATION; DOMAIN STRUCTURE; DOMAIN SWITCHING; DOMAIN SWITCHINGS; DOMAIN WALL ORIENTATIONS; ELECTRON BACK SCATTER DIFFRACTION; ETCHING TECHNIQUE; FAILURE CHARACTERISTICS; FATIGUE; FATIGUE CRACK GROWTH; FATIGUE FAILURES; FATIGUE STRENGTH; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE; MATERIAL HARDENING; PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES; POLING DIRECTIONS; PZT; PZT CERAMICS;

BENDING STRENGTH; CERAMIC CAPACITORS; CRACKS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; PIEZOELECTRICITY; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 70449533758     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.09.014     Document Type: Article

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