3D Printing of PZT Piezoelectric Transducer Elements

Abstract

Lead zirconium titanate (PZT) piezoelectric ceramic transducer elements are fabricated via an additive manufacturing approach. Commercially available PZT powder is compounded with a polymer binder to make a PZT filled polymer filament. This filament is then fed into a commercial off-the-shelf desktop 3D printer to additively manufacture green (i.e., unfired) disc preforms. The printed preform parts are pressed into dense discs and sintered to full density for comparison to conventionally processed discs of the same composition. The properties of the sintered discs prepared by both methods are similar and meet or exceed the manufacturer specifications for this composition.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 11, 2021
Accession Number
AD1169536

Entities

People

  • Gregory Yesner
  • James F. Tressler

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additive Manufacturing
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Crystals
  • Elements
  • Fabrication
  • Fatty Acids
  • Films
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Science
  • Mechanical Working
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Piezoelectric Transducers
  • Polymers
  • Printing
  • Stearic Acid
  • Surface Finishing
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transducers

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials