Piezoelectric porcelain

Abstract

The present invention includes the following three types of piezoelectric porcelains. (1) In a piezoelectric porcelain having a composition of aPb[Mg.sub.1-X Ni.sub.X).sub.1/3 (Nb.sub.1-Y Ta.sub.Y).sub.2/3 ]O.sub.3 -bPbTiO.sub.3 -cPbZrO.sub.3, the coefficients a, b and c (mol %) and the substitution rate X satisfy all the following conditions; 15.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.45, 32.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.45, 10.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.50 and 0.1.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.0.9. (2) In a piezoelectric porcelain having a composition of aPb[Mg.sub.1-X Ni.sub.X).sub.1/3 (Nb.sub.1-Y Ta.sub.Y).sub.2/3 ]O.sub.3 -bPbTiO.sub.3 -cPbZrO.sub.3, the coefficients a, b and c (mol %) and the substitution rates X and Y satisfy all the following conditions; 15.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.45, 32.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.45, 10.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.50, 0.1.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.0.9, 0.1.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.0.9 and Y-X.gtoreq.0.05. (3) In a piezoelectric porcelain having a composition of aPb[Mg.sub.1-X Ni.sub.X).sub.1/3 (Nb.sub.1-Y Ta.sub.Y).sub.2/3 ]O.sub.3 -bPbTiO.sub.3 -cPbZrO.sub.3, the coefficients a, b and c (mol %) and the substitution rates X and Y satisfy all the following conditions; 15.ltoreq.a.ltoreq.45, 32.ltoreq.b.ltoreq.45, 10.ltoreq.c.ltoreq.50, 0.2.ltoreq.X.ltoreq.0.9, 0.2.ltoreq.Y.ltoreq.0.9 and X-Y.gtoreq.0.05.

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