{"issue":"2","author":[{"id":"38259","full_name":"Scheidemann, Claus","last_name":"Scheidemann","first_name":"Claus"},{"first_name":"Peter","last_name":"Bornmann","full_name":"Bornmann, Peter"},{"full_name":"Littmann, Walter","first_name":"Walter","last_name":"Littmann"},{"first_name":"Tobias","last_name":"Hemsel","full_name":"Hemsel, Tobias","id":"210"}],"department":[{"_id":"151"}],"article_number":"55","quality_controlled":"1","publication_identifier":{"issn":["2076-0825"]},"year":"2025","abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"<jats:p>Today’s ultrasonic transducers find broad application in diverse technology branches and most often cannot be replaced by other actuators. They are typically based on lead-containing piezoelectric ceramics. These should be replaced for environmental and health issues by lead-free alternatives. Multiple material alternatives are already known, but there is a lack of information about their technological readiness level. To fill this gap, a small series of prestressed longitudinally vibrating transducers was set up with a standard PZT material and two lead-free variants within this study. The entire process for building the transducers is documented: characteristics of individual ring ceramics, burn-in results, and free vibration and characteristics under load are shown. The main result is that the investigated lead-free materials are ready to use within ultrasonic bolted Langevin transducers (BLTs) for medium-power applications, when the geometrical setup of the transducer is adopted. Since lead-free ceramics need higher voltages to achieve the same power level, the driving electronics or the mechanical setup must be altered specifically for each material. Lower self-heating of the lead-free materials might be attractive for heat-sensitive processes.</jats:p>"}],"publisher":"MDPI AG","_id":"58510","date_created":"2025-02-04T13:43:23Z","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"date_updated":"2025-02-04T13:46:41Z","status":"public","oa":"1","intvolume":"        14","doi":"10.3390/act14020055","publication":"Actuators","publication_status":"published","citation":{"apa":"Scheidemann, C., Bornmann, P., Littmann, W., &#38; Hemsel, T. (2025). Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers. <i>Actuators</i>, <i>14</i>(2), Article 55. <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055</a>","ama":"Scheidemann C, Bornmann P, Littmann W, Hemsel T. Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers. <i>Actuators</i>. 2025;14(2). doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">10.3390/act14020055</a>","short":"C. Scheidemann, P. Bornmann, W. Littmann, T. Hemsel, Actuators 14 (2025).","mla":"Scheidemann, Claus, et al. “Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers.” <i>Actuators</i>, vol. 14, no. 2, 55, MDPI AG, 2025, doi:<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">10.3390/act14020055</a>.","ieee":"C. Scheidemann, P. Bornmann, W. Littmann, and T. Hemsel, “Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers,” <i>Actuators</i>, vol. 14, no. 2, Art. no. 55, 2025, doi: <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">10.3390/act14020055</a>.","bibtex":"@article{Scheidemann_Bornmann_Littmann_Hemsel_2025, title={Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers}, volume={14}, DOI={<a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">10.3390/act14020055</a>}, number={255}, journal={Actuators}, publisher={MDPI AG}, author={Scheidemann, Claus and Bornmann, Peter and Littmann, Walter and Hemsel, Tobias}, year={2025} }","chicago":"Scheidemann, Claus, Peter Bornmann, Walter Littmann, and Tobias Hemsel. “Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers.” <i>Actuators</i> 14, no. 2 (2025). <a href=\"https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055\">https://doi.org/10.3390/act14020055</a>."},"user_id":"210","volume":14,"main_file_link":[{"url":"https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0825/14/2/55","open_access":"1"}],"type":"journal_article","title":"Lead-Free Ceramics in Prestressed Ultrasonic Transducers","article_type":"original"}