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Critical current of Nb/sub 3/Sn practical superconductors in high magnetic field

Journal Article · · IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)
The critical currents of Nb/sub 3/Sn practical superconductors were measured in high magnetic fields up to 22 T at 4.2 K. The conductors investigated were MF Nb/sub 3/Sn wire, CVD-Nb/sub 3/Sn tape and diffusion processed Nb/sub 3/Sn tape. The measurements show that the conductors have excellent superconducting properties. The multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn wire possesses a higher overall current density Jc /SUP ov/ (Nb/sub 3/Sn + bronze), especially in high fields above 12T. Its Jc /SUP ov/ , for example, is 2.4 X 10/sup 4/ A/cm/sup 2/ at 15T. The CVD-Nb/sub 3/Sn tape displays a higher Jc in the fields up to 12T, while the diffusion processed Nb/sub 3/Sn tape has an excellent Jc(Nb/sub 3/Sn) in high field. Their Jc(Nb/sub 3/Sn), for instance, are 4.0 X 10/sup 5/ A/cm/sup 2/ (at 11T) for CVD-Nb/sub 3/Sn and 1.7 X 10/sup 5/ A/cm/sup 2/ (at 15T) for diffusion processed Nb/sub 3/Sn tape, respectively. The upper critical field Bc2 are determined extrapolately by using Kramer's scaling law for flux pinning. A discussion is presented respect of the results of measurement and the upper critical field.
Research Organization:
Baoji Instit for Nonferrous Metal Research, P.O. Box 71, Baoji, Shaanxi
OSTI ID:
5535707
Journal Information:
IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States) Vol. 19:3; ISSN IEMGA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English