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Piezoelectric ceramic composition for actuators

US5188992A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 19, 1991
Grant dateFeb 23, 1993
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Expiry dateSep 19, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10N30/853
  • WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A piezoelectric ceramic composition for actuators, composed of lead, lanthanum, zirconium, titanium, magnesium, zinc, niobium, manganese, chromium and oxygen atoms, which contains manganese in an amount of at most 1.5% by weight as calculated as Mn.sub.2 O and chromium in an amount of at most 0.5% by weight as calculated as Cr.sub.2 O.sub.3, relative to a main component composition of the formula (I): EQU Pb.sub.(1-x) La.sub.x [(1-z)(Zr.sub.y Ti.sub.(1-y))+z{Mg.sub.q Zn.sub.(1-q)).sub.1/3 Nb.sub.2/3 }].sub.(1-x/4) O.sub.3 (I) wherein 0<x.ltoreq.0.07, 0.40.ltoreq.y.ltoreq.0.65, 0.ltoreq.q.ltoreq.1, and 0<z.ltoreq.0.40.

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