The critical temperature difference ΔT
c of various lead zirconate titanate (PZT) compositions (Pb(Zr
xTi
1-x)O
3, x=0.45-0.60) was determined by the water quenching test and discussed with related propertes. The compositions were chosen so that the crystal phase could be tetragonal (x=0.45 and 0.5), rhombohedral (x=0.55 and 0.60) and mixture of the two phases (x=0.53), i. e. morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), at room temperature, while these phases were cubic above the Curie point in all those compositions. At the MPB composition, the Young's modulus and three-point bending strength became the minimum, while poisson's ratio became the maximum. The experimentally obtained ΔTc values were almost constant (480-500°C) and independent of the composition. These ΔT
c values were compared with the theory proposed for structual ceramics and discussed with the relaxation of thermal expansion due to the phase transformation.
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