33.4. Material Properties

Following are the material properties for the aluminum shell and rubber boot:

Material Property Material
Aluminum Rubber
Young's Modulus (N/m2)68.9E930E6
Poisson's Ratio.3.49
Density (kg/m3)27101100

The water density is assumed to be 1000 kg/m3, and its speed of sound is 1500 m/s.

Following are the material properties of the piezoelectric ceramic (PZT8), where the polarization direction is along the element x axis:

Material Property Piezoelectric Ceramic Material
Density (kg/m3)
7600
Elastic Moduli
EX: 74.07E9 Pa
EY, EZ: 86.96E9 Pa
PRXY: 0.303
PRYZ: 0.356
PRXZ: 0.322
GYX, GXZ: 31.35E9 Pa
GYZ: 32.89E9 Pa
Piezoelectric Stress Matrix [e] (C/m2)

 

X

Y

Z

X

13.911

0

0

Y

-3.8754

0

0

Z

-3.8754

0

0

XY

0

10.3448

0

YZ

0

0

0

XZ

0

0

10.3448

Dielectric Permittivity (Relative)
PERX: 561
PERY, PERZ: 904