Thermo-mechanical processing of BSCCO conductors
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
The ORNL BSCCO conductor development program involves collaborations with four companies and one university. The objectives of the industrial collaborations are to: (a) to determine fabrication routes for powder-in-tube (PIT) conductor which optimize the dimensional stability of the core, the Ag/superconductor interface and texture, (b) to determine mechanical properties of individual phases present during PIT fabrication, and (c) to contribute to the ASC initiative to develop processes for use of very fine and homogeneous powders in multifilament conductors; develop chemical barrier layers for strong metal substrates for Bi-2212 conductors; develop chemically compatible strengthened substrates for use in Bi-2212 conductors fabricated by dip-coating, and to aid in determining sources of J{sub c} variability in wires prepared by Oxford; and develop thermal and mechanical processes for a continuous tubular wire fabrication method as an alternative to PIT. ORNL provides partial support for a student at the University of Wisconsin to evaluate the effects of dopants on aerosol powders for wires.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 41746
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9407153--Vol.1; ON: DE95005058
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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