The origin and future of composite aluminium conductors

Conference · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States)

OSTI ID:5548813

Oberly, C E ^[1]; Ho, J C ^[2]

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1. Wright Research and Development Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
2. Dept. of Physics and Chemistry, Wichita State Univ., Wichita, KS (US)

This paper reports on a composite conductor with high-purity aluminum filaments in an aluminum alloy matrix which has been developed. It retains both a very high electrical resistance ratio and yield strength when cooled by liquid hydrogen. In typical cryogenic magnet applications, the aluminum composite is lighter in weight and more versatile than superconductors at any temperature as long as large flows of cryogenic hydrogen are permissible.

• OSTI ID: 5548813
• Report Number(s): CONF-9004136--
• Conference Information: Journal Name: IEEE Transactions on Magnetics (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers); (United States) Journal Volume: 27:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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