• DocumentCode
    2717086
  • Title

    The effects of excess PbO addition and composition variation on the processing and properties of tape cast PLZT RAINBOW actuators

  • Author

    Dausch, David E.

  • Author_Institution
    Nat. Res. Council, NASA Langley Res. Center, Hampton, VA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    18-21 Aug 1996
  • Firstpage
    771
  • Abstract
    High-displacement RAINBOW actuators were fabricated from tape cast PLZT 7/65/35 and 9/65/35 ceramics which were hatched with 0 to 5% excess PbO by weight. Fired densities of the starting ceramics were maximized with 3% excess PbO. It was found that the electromechanical characteristics of the RAINBOWs were more dependent on grain size than density. Actuator displacements of the 9/65/35 composition were enhanced by static loading, while 7/65/35 exhibited decreased displacements with load
  • Keywords
    casting; lanthanum compounds; lead compounds; piezoceramics; piezoelectric actuators; PLZT; PLZT RAINBOW actuator; PLZT-PbO; PbLaZrO3TiO3; PbLaZrO3TiO3-PbO; PbO addition; ceramic; composition; density; displacement; electromechanical characteristics; firing; grain size; tape casting; Actuators; Ceramics; Chemicals; Density measurement; Electrostriction; Grain size; NASA; Powders; Pressing; Tape casting;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Applications of Ferroelectrics, 1996. ISAF '96., Proceedings of the Tenth IEEE International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    East Brunswick, NJ
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3355-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISAF.1996.598138
  • Filename
    598138