TY - GEN
T1 - Fatigue of cracked PZT ceramics in three-point bending under electric fields
AU - Narita, Fumio
AU - Shindo, Yasuhide
AU - Saito, Fumitoshi
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - This paper presents the results of an analytical and experimental investigation in fatigue crack growth behavior of piezoelectric ceramics under electromechanical loading. Static fatigue tests are performed in three-point bending with the single-edge precracked-beam piezoelectric specimens under electric fields. Time-to-failure under different mechanical loads and electric fields are measured, and the effect of applied electric fields on the energy release rate vs lifetime curves are discussed, with combination with the finite element method. Cyclic crack growth tests are also conducted on the same piezoelectric specimens under electric fields, and the fatigue crack growth rate vs maximum energy release rate curves are examined.
AB - This paper presents the results of an analytical and experimental investigation in fatigue crack growth behavior of piezoelectric ceramics under electromechanical loading. Static fatigue tests are performed in three-point bending with the single-edge precracked-beam piezoelectric specimens under electric fields. Time-to-failure under different mechanical loads and electric fields are measured, and the effect of applied electric fields on the energy release rate vs lifetime curves are discussed, with combination with the finite element method. Cyclic crack growth tests are also conducted on the same piezoelectric specimens under electric fields, and the fatigue crack growth rate vs maximum energy release rate curves are examined.
KW - Elasticity
KW - Fatigue crack growth
KW - Finite element method
KW - Material testing
KW - Piezoelectric materials
KW - Smart material systems
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U2 - 10.1117/12.713966
DO - 10.1117/12.713966
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:35548944957
SN - 0819466476
SN - 9780819466471
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
BT - Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional and Composite Materials 2007
T2 - Behavior and Mechanics of Multifunctional and Composite Materials 2007
Y2 - 19 March 2007 through 22 March 2007
ER -