CeramTec Sonox® P5 Piezoceramic

Piezoceramic devices are used to convert mechanical features such as pressure or acceleration into voltages, or conversely, to convert a voltage into mechanical motion or oscillation. Piezoceramics require very little energy and their shape potential is almost unlimited. Such properties allow this material to be used in wide-ranging apparatus and mechanical engineering applications. Sonox® P5 is a highly sensitive material characterized by dielectric constants in the 1000 to 4000 range and low Q factors that are < 100. It is used in a wide range of sensor applications, as well as for actuators. P5 is specifically used for sensor technology, materials testing, and medical diagnostics and treatment. It is also used to make impact type igniters.