Future prospects for Nb/sub 3/Sn and V/sub 3/Ga multifilamentary conductors
Since the discovery of the bronze process for fabrication of multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn and V/sub 3/Ga composite wires, significant progress has been made in the production of commercial-scale conductors with these compounds. However, improvements in the values of the critical-current density J/sub c//sup +/ (the matrix and the superconductors) of these wires are desired and appear possible for high-magnetic-field applications. In this section, an attempt is made to assess the value of the current density which could be achieved in the future in multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn and V/sub 3/Ga at magnetic fields above 10 tesla. In order to do this, promising superconducting properties of experimental wires at high fields are summarized, and based on these values, achievable J/sub c//sup +/ in multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn and V/sub 3/GA wires are estimated. In the process, some suggestions for approaches to improve J/sub c//sup +/ are discussed.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH00016
- OSTI ID:
- 6831628
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-29256; CONF-810340-2; TRN: 81-006690
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 7. international conference on magnet technology, Karlsrube, F.R. Germany, 30 Mar 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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