Evaluation of the Properties of 1-3 Piezocomposites of a New Lead Titanate In Epoxy Resins

Abstract

By using a new calcium-modified lead titanate ceramic with a near- zero planar coupling coefficient, a series of 1-3 piezocomposite samples was fabricated with a dice-and-fill technique. The ceramic rods were approximately 0.10 mm in size, and the percent of ceramic loading varied from 10 to 30%. Two epoxy resins with different glass transition temperatures and moduli were used. The dielectric properties and temperature and the piezoelectric dh and gh coefficients of the composites were used. The dielectric properties and temperature and were found to exhibit little variation, but 10-25% lower than theoretical predictions. A prototype hydrophone made from one of the piezocomposite samples was tests to show a constant free-field voltage sensitivity of -201 dB re V/uPa from 100 Hz to 6kHz.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA257912

Entities

People

  • Avner A. Shaulov
  • Robert Y. Ting
  • Wallace A. Smith

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Availability
  • Composite Materials
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Epoxy Resins
  • Free Field
  • Frequency
  • Glass Transition Temperature
  • Lead Titanates
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Piezoelectric Crystals
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Polymer Science and Engineering.