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    Navy Type VI

   
 
ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTIES 552 556

 

   
   PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
   
 
Density (x 103 Kg/m3) 7.6 7.8
Curie Temperature (oC) 200 180
Mechanical QM (-) 75 65
Maximum Operating Temperature (oC) 120 120
     
   ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES @ 25oC
 
Dielectric Constant @ 1 KHz (-) 3400 3900
Dissipation Factor @ 1 KHz (%) 2.2 2.2
Planar Coupling Factor kp (-) 0.63 0.67
Transverse Coupling factor k31 (-) 0.36 0.40
Longitudinal Coupling Factor k33 (-) 0.71 0.75
Shear Coupling Factor k15 (-) 0.67 0.68
Transverse Charge Coefficient d31 (x 10-12 m/V) -270 -310
Longitudinal Charge Coefficient d33 (x 10-12 m/V) 550 600
Shear Charge Coefficient d15 (x 10-12 m/V) 720 750
Transverse Voltage Coefficient g31 (x 10-3 V m/N) -9.0 -9.0
Longitudinal Charge Coefficient g33 (x 10-3 V m/N) 18.3 17.4
Shear Charge Coefficient g15 (x 10-3 V m/N) 23.9 21.7
     
   MECHANICAL PROPERTIES @ 25oC
 
Young's Modulus (x 1010 N/m2) 6.0 5.8
Poisson's Ratio (-) 0.31 0.22
Elastic Compliance s11E (x 10-12 m2/N) 15.9 13.8
Elastic Compliance s33E (x 10-12 m2/N) 20.2 17.2
   FREQUENCY CONSTANTS @ 25oC
 
Planar Frequency Constant Np (Hz-m) 1981 1950
Transverse Frequency Constant N1 (Hz-m) 1359 1480
Longitudinal Frequency Constant N3 (Hz-m) 1650 1610
Thickness Frequency Constant Nt (Hz-m) 1753 1725
Shear Frequency Constant N5 (Hz-m) 1100 1060
   AGEING RATES
 
Dielectric Constant (% per time decade) -0.5 -0.5
Resonant Frequency (% per time decade) 0.1 0.1
Coupling Constant (% per time decade) -1.0 -1.0
   ELECTRIC FIELD DEPENDENCE @ 200KV/m [5 V/mil] and 25oC
 
Dielectric Constant (% increase) 30.0 30.0
Dissipation Factor (% increase) 10.0 10.0
   MAXIMUM OPERATING FIELD
 
AC (KV/m [V/mil]) 200 [5] 200 [5]
DC - forward (KV/m [V/mil]) 400 [10] 400 [10]
DC - reverse (KV/m [V/mil]) 200 [5] 200 [5]