Fatigue behavior of PZT-based nanocomposites with fine platinum particles

Authors
Hwang, HJ Tajima, K Sando, M Toriyama, M Niihara, K
Citation
Hj. Hwang et al., Fatigue behavior of PZT-based nanocomposites with fine platinum particles, J AM CERAM, 81(12), 1998, pp. 3325-3328
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00027820 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
12
Year of publication
1998
Pages
3325 - 3328
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7820(199812)81:12<3325:FBOPNW>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Nanocomposites of Bead zirconate titanate (Pb(Zr-x,Ti1-x)O-3, PZT) with sec ondary-phase dispersoids of metallic platinum were fabricated. Fatigue (cra ck-growth) behavior of the unpoled PZT/platinum nanocomposite that containe d precracks produced by a Vickers diamond indenter under electrical cyclic loading was investigated. The crack growth was monitored via optical micros copy and was dependent on the number of cycles to which the sample was subj ected. The growth of the indentation crack was significantly reduced in the PZT/platinum nanocomposite.