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Abstract
Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is an important piezoelectric material which has wide range of applications as sensors, actuators and transducers. Various forms are required for different devices applications. In this work, extrusion and press forming of PZT ceramic rods and thick films produced via a viscous polymer processing (VPP) route have been investigated. The relationships between the rheology, microstructure and formability of both an aqueous and a non-aqueous polymer binder system have been compared. The non-aqueous PVB system exhibits substantially higher bulk yield stress during plug die flow and higher biaxial extensional stress during squeeze film flow compared to the aqueous PVA system. Discussion of the results is based on differences in the adsorption of the polymer onto the PZT particles and the migration behaviour of the polymer/solvent phase in the two systems. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 153-157 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of Materials Processing Technology |
Volume | 209 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2009 |
Keywords
- Ceramics
- Extrusion
- Viscous polymer processing
- Press forming
- PZT
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Automated Rapid Fabrication of Net Shape Ceramics via Green Machining (ARFGM)
Su, B.
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council
24/05/04 → 23/05/07
Project: Research Councils