
Piezoelectric Fiber Composites
Physical and electrical properties of ACI’s piezoelectric fiber composites
(lead zirconate titanate, PZT)
PROPERTIES |
PZT-8 (Hard) |
PZT-5A (Soft) |
PZT-5H (Soft) |
| Density |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.45 |
| Young’s Modulus (´ 1010 N/m2) |
9.3 |
6.6 |
6.4 |
| Curie Temperature (°C) |
300 |
350 |
190 |
| Mechanical Q |
900 |
100 |
65 |
| Dielectric Constant (1 kHz) |
1100 |
1725 |
3450 |
| Dissipation Factor (1 kHz) |
0.3 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
| k31 |
0.33 |
0.36 |
0.38 |
| kp |
0.56 |
0.62 |
0.64 |
| kp |
0.66 |
0.72 |
0.75 |
| kp |
0.59 |
0.69 |
0.68 |
| d31 (´10-12 m/V) |
-107 |
-173 |
-262 |
| d33 (´10-12 m/V) |
241 |
380 |
583 |
| d15 (´10-12 m/V) |
382 |
582 |
730 |
| g31 (´10-3 Vm/N) |
-10.9 |
-11.5 |
-8.6 |
| g33 (´10-3 Vm/N) |
24.8 |
25.0 |
19.1 |
| g15 (´10-3 Vm/N) |
28.7 |
38.2 |
28.9 |
| s11E (´10-12 m2/N) |
10.8 |
15.2 |
15.6 |
| s12E (´10-12 m2/N) |
-3.6 |
-5.3 |
-4.7 |
| S33E (´10-12 m2/N) |
13.7 |
18.3 |
19.8 |

