The fabrication and characterization of high strength copper/stainless steel conductors for pulsed magnets

Journal Article · Mon Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/20.511372· OSTI ID:287670

Van Cleemput, M; Jones, H; Burgt, M van der ^[1]; Eyssa, Y M; Schneider-Muntau, H J ^[2]

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1. Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom). Clarendon Lab.
2. National High Magnetic Field Lab., Tallahassee, FL (United States)

Calculations have indicated that the simple macro composite conductor that comprises copper with a stainless steel sheath may be the best to use in high field pulsed magnets >50 T. The recently commissioned wire fabrication facility of the Clarendon Laboratory can finish this type of conductors to the required size and cold work, after industrial preprocessing. The conductors have strengths in excess of 1.2 GPa. In this paper the authors describe the facility and the mechanical and electrical characterization of the wires. They also report on their measurements of the temperature distribution in a macro composite wire during and after a typical pulse.

• OSTI ID: 287670
• Report Number(s): CONF-950691-; ISSN 0018-9464; TRN: IM9639%%259
• Journal Information: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, Vol. 32, Issue 4Pt1; Conference: 14. international conference on magnet technology, Tampere (Finland), 11-16 Jun 1995; Other Information: PBD: Jul 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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