Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, Volume. 11, Issue 5, 2160009(2021)

Numerical investigation of the effects of partial metallization at the pore surface on the effective properties of a porous piezoceramic composite

Andrey Nasedkin1、* and Mohamed Elsayed Nassar1,2
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  • 1Institute of Mathematics, Mechanics & Computer Science, Southern Federal University, Miltchakova Str., 8a, Rostov-on-Don 344090, Russia
  • 2Department of Physics and Engineering Mathematics, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, 32952 Menouf, Egypt
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    This paper presents a numerical homogenization analysis of a porous piezoelectric composite with a partially metalized pore surface. The metal layers can be added to the pore surfaces to improve the mechanical and electromechanical properties of ordinary porous piezocomposites. Physically, constructing that composite with completely metalized pore surfaces is a challenging process, and imperfect metallization is more expected. Here, we investigate the effects of possible incomplete metallization of pore surfaces on the composite’s equivalent properties. We applied the effective moduli theory, which was developed for the piezoelectric medium based on the Hill–Mandel principle, and the finite element method to compute the effective moduli of the considered composites. Using specific algorithms and programs in the ANSYS APDL programming language, we constructed the representative unit cell element models and performed various computational experiments. Due to the presence of metal inclusion, we found that the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the considered composites differ dramatically from the corresponding properties of the ordinary porous piezocomposites. The results of this work showed that piezocomposites with partially metallized pore surfaces can have a higher anisotropy, compared to the pure piezoceramic matrix, due to the defects in metal coatings.This paper presents a numerical homogenization analysis of a porous piezoelectric composite with a partially metalized pore surface. The metal layers can be added to the pore surfaces to improve the mechanical and electromechanical properties of ordinary porous piezocomposites. Physically, constructing that composite with completely metalized pore surfaces is a challenging process, and imperfect metallization is more expected. Here, we investigate the effects of possible incomplete metallization of pore surfaces on the composite’s equivalent properties. We applied the effective moduli theory, which was developed for the piezoelectric medium based on the Hill–Mandel principle, and the finite element method to compute the effective moduli of the considered composites. Using specific algorithms and programs in the ANSYS APDL programming language, we constructed the representative unit cell element models and performed various computational experiments. Due to the presence of metal inclusion, we found that the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of the considered composites differ dramatically from the corresponding properties of the ordinary porous piezocomposites. The results of this work showed that piezocomposites with partially metallized pore surfaces can have a higher anisotropy, compared to the pure piezoceramic matrix, due to the defects in metal coatings.

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    Andrey Nasedkin, Mohamed Elsayed Nassar. Numerical investigation of the effects of partial metallization at the pore surface on the effective properties of a porous piezoceramic composite[J]. Journal of Advanced Dielectrics, 2021, 11(5): 2160009

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Apr. 14, 2021

    Accepted: Jun. 4, 2021

    Published Online: Feb. 21, 2022

    The Author Email: Nasedkin Andrey (avnasedkin@sfedu.ru)

    DOI:10.1142/S2010135X21600092

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