Suspension polymerization casting of lead zirconate titanate, Part II: acrylate system

Suspension polymerization casting of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) filled acrylate-based system was investigated using 51 vol% suspension of PZT in an ethoxyethoxy ethyl acrylate-based system. The polymerization process was characterized with chemorheology and differential scanning calorimetry. PZT powder accelerates the process, decreasing the activation energy for polymerization from 132 ± 6 kJ/mol to 98 ± 20 kJ/mol. The influence of monomer ratio, initiator amount, catalyst, and solvent are presented.