Piezoelectric Materials Comparison Chart

Comparison Chart (for BM600 see specification sheet) 

 
Symbols
Units
 
 
 
 
 
Navy
Type I
Navy Type II
Navy
Type V
Navy
Type VI
 
Navy
Type III
 
 
 
Electrical1
 
Relative Dielectric Constant 
kT33
—
1080
200
1350
1750
2750
3250
425
1000
325
165
725
Dissipation Factor 
Tan d
%
0.3
2.0
0.4
1.6
2
2.0
0.5
0.3
1
3.5
1.
Piezoelectric
 
Coupling Factor 
kp
—
0.6
0.05
0.6
0.62
0.62
0.65
0.48
0.5
0.07
0.1
0.2
 
k31
—
0.31
0.03
0.35
0.37
0.37
0.39
0.3
0.3
0.04
0.09
0.14
 
k33
—
0.64
0.51
0.7
0.72
0.72
0.75
0.65
0.64
0.40
0.4
0.45
Charge Constant 
d31
10-12 C/N
-100
-3
-125
-175
-215
-270
-6
-85
-10
-7
-40
 
d33
10-12 C/N
250
70
300
365
500
590
160
225
90
65
165
Voltage Constant 
g31
10-3 Vm/N
-10
-2
-10.5
-11.5
-9.5
-9.0
-15
-10.5
-5
-5
-7
 
g33
10-3 Vm/N
26
35
25
25
22
20
40
26
32
42
27
Mechanical Quality Factor 
QM
—
1000
800
500
80
70
70
650
1000
15
600
15
Frequency Constants 2 
Np
Hz.m
2350
2700
2150
2050
2050
2000
2100
2350
1650
3350
3250
 
N1
Hz.m
1770
2100
1650
1400
1400
1425
1750
1700
1350
1675
1700
 
N4
Hz.m
1900
2200
1900
1800
1850
1850
2000
2000
1540
2535
1725
Elastic Modulus
 
Compliance 
SE11
10-12 m2 /N
10.8
7.2
12.5
15.5
14.5
14.0
10.5
11.0
27.5
9.5
7.4
 
SE33
10-12 m2 /N
15.4
9
15
19
19.5
20.0
14
13.5
21
14.7
21
Density 
r
g/cm3
7.6
6.7
7.6
7.65
7.6
7.65
7.65
7.6
6
4.4
5.8
Curie Temperature 
Tc
°C
330
225
350
360
225
210
340
325
490
290
280
Ageing Characteristics3 (% change/time decade)
Coupling Factor 
kp
—
-2.5
-0.5
-2.5
-0.5
-1
-1
-0.5
-2.5
—
-0.5
-0.5
Dielectric Constant
kT33
—
-6
-1.5
-6
-1
-1
-1
-1
-6
-1.5
-0.1
-1
Frequency Constant 
N3
Hz.m
1.5
0.8
1.5
0.5
1
1
0.5
1.5
—
0.25
0.5