Influence of small cyclic and DC electrical loads on the fracture toughness of ferroelectric ceramics

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 531-540

  Engert, Andrea R ^a   Neumeister, Peter ^b   Mecklenburg, Matthias ^a   Jelitto, Hans ^a   Balke, Herbert ^b   Schneider, Gerold A ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AC, unipolar cyclic, DC electrical loading; C: Fatigue, Ferroelectric properties, Fracture; D: PZT

Indexed keywords

COERCIVE FIELD; CRACK ADVANCE; CRACK FACES; CRACK GROWTH; DC ELECTRICAL; ELECTRIC-FIELD AMPLITUDE; ELECTRICAL LOAD; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTY; FOUR-POINT; LEAD ZIRCONATE TITANATE CERAMICS; LOW-AMPLITUDE; MAXIMUM FREQUENCY; MECHANICAL LOADS; PZT; R-CURVES; SINGLE-EDGE-NOTCHED;

CRACKS; DROPS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS; FERROELECTRICITY; FRACTURE; LOADING; SEMICONDUCTING LEAD COMPOUNDS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 78650303447     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2010.11.006     Document Type: Article

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