Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb 3 Sn wires

Brown, M.; Tarantini, C.; Starch, W.; Oates, W.; Lee, P. J.; Larbalestier, D. C.

doi:10.1088/0953-2048/29/8/084008

Title: Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb ₃ Sn wires

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PIT and RRP® Nb3Sn strands are being developed for high field accelerator magnet upgrades for the high luminosity LHC. Here we report a quantitative study of the shape and position of PIT filaments and RRP® sub-elements after rolling lengths of unreacted PIT and RRP® round wires to simulate cabling deformation. In the as-drawn condition, filament shape distortion occurs preferentially in the outer ring filaments. By contrast, rolling induces non-uniform shear bands that generate greater distortion of inner ring filaments. By making a full digitization of the shapes of all filaments, we find that a critical distortion occurs for thickness reductions between 10% and 20% when filament shapes in inner filament rings heavily degrade, especially in the vicinity of the strong 45° shear bands imposed by the rolling. It is well known that maintaining diffusion barrier integrity is vital to retaining adequate RRR in the stabilizing copper needed for magnet stability. Diffusion barrier breaks occur preferentially in these distorted inner filaments and drive local Sn leakage during reaction, increasing RRR degradation.

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Brown, M. ^[1]; Tarantini, C. ^[1]; Starch, W. ^[1];

^[2]; Lee, P. J. ^[1]; Larbalestier, D. C. ^[1]

Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States)
Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Publication Date:: Mon Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016

Research Org.:: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL (United States). Applied Superconductivity Center (ASC), National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (HNMFL)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

OSTI Identifier:: 1312798

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012083

Resource Type:: Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Superconductor Science and Technology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 29; Journal Issue: 8; Conference: Mechanical and Electromagnetic Properties of Composite Superconductors (MEM 2016) Tallahassee, FL 03/21 - 03/23, Tallahassee, FL (United States), 21-23 Mar 2016; Journal ID: ISSN 0953-2048

Publisher:: IOP Publishing

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; superconductor, Nb3Sn, deformation, residual resistance ratio, powder in tube, rod restack process

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                    Brown, M., Tarantini, C., Starch, W., Oates, W., Lee, P. J., and Larbalestier, D. C. Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb 3 Sn wires.  United States: N. p., 2016. 
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                    Brown, M., Tarantini, C., Starch, W., Oates, W., Lee, P. J., & Larbalestier, D. C. Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb 3 Sn wires.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/29/8/084008

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                    Brown, M., Tarantini, C., Starch, W., Oates, W., Lee, P. J., and Larbalestier, D. C. 2016.  
        "Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb 3 Sn wires".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-2048/29/8/084008.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1312798.

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@article{osti_1312798,

  title        = {Correlation of filament distortion and RRR degradation in drawn and rolled PIT and RRP Nb 3 Sn wires},

  author       = {Brown, M. and Tarantini, C. and Starch, W. and Oates, W. and Lee, P. J. and Larbalestier, D. C.},

  abstractNote = {PIT and RRP® Nb3Sn strands are being developed for high field accelerator magnet upgrades for the high luminosity LHC. Here we report a quantitative study of the shape and position of PIT filaments and RRP® sub-elements after rolling lengths of unreacted PIT and RRP® round wires to simulate cabling deformation. In the as-drawn condition, filament shape distortion occurs preferentially in the outer ring filaments. By contrast, rolling induces non-uniform shear bands that generate greater distortion of inner ring filaments. By making a full digitization of the shapes of all filaments, we find that a critical distortion occurs for thickness reductions between 10% and 20% when filament shapes in inner filament rings heavily degrade, especially in the vicinity of the strong 45° shear bands imposed by the rolling. It is well known that maintaining diffusion barrier integrity is vital to retaining adequate RRR in the stabilizing copper needed for magnet stability. Diffusion barrier breaks occur preferentially in these distorted inner filaments and drive local Sn leakage during reaction, increasing RRR degradation.},

  doi          = {10.1088/0953-2048/29/8/084008},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1312798},
  journal      = {Superconductor Science and Technology},

  issn         = {0953-2048},

  number       = 8,

  volume       = 29,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016},

  month        = {Mon Jul 11 00:00:00 EDT 2016}

}

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