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Table 1 Properties of the materials used for FEM simulation

From: Design and performance evaluation of thin-film actuators based on flexible Ni-Co substrates

Property

Ni-Co

Platinum

Silicon dioxide

Silicon nitride

Density (kg/m3)

8913

21,450

2170

2370

Thermal expansion (ppm/K)

17.8

9

0.55

1.4

Young’s modulus (GPa)

320

154

66

166

Poisson’s ratio

0.31

0.39

0.15

0.23

Tensile yield strength (MPa)

1500

120

450

60

Thermal conductivity (W/m·K)

55.35

70

1.3

10

Resistivity (Ω·cm)

1.33\(\times\)10–5

1.04\(\times\)10–5

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