Development of “Green” Low Temperature Fireable Thick Film Piezo-resistive composite pastes for Strain Gauge Applications

<ul> <li> To develop &lsquo;green&rsquo; (lead free) low firing temperature thick film piezoresistive composite paste for flexible substrate such as stainless steel with long term stability and good piezoresistive properties.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> To prepare thick film planar structures using the developed paste.</li> </ul> <ul> <li> Study of strain related sensing properties (Gauge factor) operated continuously around the temperature of 200 o C.</li> </ul>