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Perforated PZT polymer composites
Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1982-08-16
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Granted: 1983-12-20
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Expires: 2002-08-16
Abstract
Abstract Composites of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and inactive polymers with 3-1 and 3-2 patterns and a method of fabrication thereof are described. Fabrication is accomplished by drilling holes in sintered PZT blocks and filling the holes with epoxy or some other inactive polymer. The influence of hole size and volume fraction PZT on the hydrostatic properties of the composite is evaluated. By decoupling the piezoelectric coefficients d 33 and d 31 in the composite, the hydrostatic coefficients are greatly enhanced.
Inventors
- 👤 Ahmad Safari
- 👤 Robert E. Newnham
- 👤 Leslie E. Cross
- 👤 Walter A. Schulze
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 10:34
CPC Classifications
H; H10; H10N; H10N30/00; H10N30/80; H10N30/85; H10N30/853; H10N30/8548; H10N30/8554; H10N30/852
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
61 words
A PZT-polymer composite material of 3-1 connectivity which comprises: a matrix of PZT; means for electrically poling said matrix of PZT; and a plurality of generally parallel voids partially filled with an inactive polymer in said matrix of PZT, said voids partially filled of the inactive polymer having axes thereof perpendicular to the direction of polarization of said matrix of PZT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
61 words
A PZT-polymer composite material of 3-1 connectivity which comprises: a matrix of PZT; means for electrically poling said matrix of PZT; and a plurality of generally parallel voids partially filled with an inactive polymer in said matrix of PZT, said voids partially filled of the inactive polymer having axes thereof perpendicular to the direction of polarization of said matrix of PZT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
74 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 1 which has 3-2 connectivity having a first plurality of generally parallel voids partially filled with the inactive polymer having the axes thereof perpendicular to the direction of polarization of said PZT matrix and a second plurality of generally parallel voids partially filled with the inactive polymer having axes thereof perpendicular to the axes of said first plurality of voids and the direction of polarization of said PZT matrix.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voids in said PZT matrix are completely filled with the inactive polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 2 wherein said first plurality of voids and said second plurality of voids are completely filled with the inactive polymer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voids partially filled with the inactive polymer are dispersed throughout said matrix of PZT.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 2 wherein said first plurality of voids and said second plurality of voids in said PZT matrix are dispersed throughout said PZT matrix.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 1 wherein said plurality of voids in said PZT matrix are of variable diameter for obtaining desired characteristic of said PZT-polymer composite.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 2 wherein said first plurality of voids and said second plurality of voids in said PZT matrix are of variable diameter to effectuate desired characteristics.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 7 wherein said plurality of voids in said PZT matrix have variable center-to-center distance between the adjacent voids of the same group.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
41 words
The PZT-polymer composite of claim 8 wherein said first plurality of voids and second plurality of voids in said PZT matrix have variable center-to-center distance between the adjacent voids in each of said first plurality and said second plurality of voids.
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