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Nb/sub 3/Sn(Ti) powder metallurgy processed high field superconductors

Journal Article · · Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.96794· OSTI ID:5661091
Powder metallurgy processed Nb/sub 3/Sn(Ti) superconducting wires were fabricated with Sn x-italic wt. % Ti cores for 0< or =x-italic< or =3, 16 or 22 vol % cores, and a Cu 45 wt. % Nb composite. The processing used swaging, cold hydrostatic extrusions, wire drawing and heat treatments of 750 /sup 0/C for two to four days. Nominal areal reductions of 10/sup 4/ were used. Hydride-dehydride Nb and rotating electrode processed Nb powders gave the same performance. Overall critical current densities J-italic/sub c-italic/ were measured between 4.2 and 1.8 K for applied fields up to 23 T. J-italic/sub c-italic/ increased with increased Ti and/or Sn content. The Nb/sub 3/Sn(Ti) wires using a Sn 3 wt. % Ti, 22 vol % core gave J-italic/sub c-italic/ >10/sup 4/ A/cm/sup 2/ at 20 T and 4.2 K and J-italic/sub c-italic/ = 10/sup 4/ A/cm/sup 2/ at 23 T at 1.8 K. Removal of the precompression of the matrix increased J-italic/sub c-italic/ by about a factor of 2 at 20 T and 4.2 K.
Research Organization:
Francis Bitter National Magnet Laboratory and Plasma Fusion Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
OSTI ID:
5661091
Journal Information:
Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States), Journal Name: Appl. Phys. Lett.; (United States) Vol. 48:26; ISSN APPLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English