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Influence of stabilizing copper on the quench characteristics of Nb/sub 3/Sn wire

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OSTI ID:5754557
Recently there have been some attempts to construct 10-T dipole magnets using Nb/sub 3/Sn conductors. Nb/sub 3/Sn multifilamentary wires with very high current densities J/sub c/ (above 1000 A/mm/sup 2/ at 10 T (excluding Cu)) are commercially available. However, few studies have been made of the electromagnetic stability of these Nb/sub 3/Sn wires, and it is not clear how much copper is required for stabilization of the conductor for these magnets. This paper investigated the influence of the amount of stabilizing copper in a Nb/sub 3/Sn conductor on the quench energies and quench propagation velocities of Nb/sub 3/Sn multifilamentary wires at high magnetic fields. 6 figures.
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC02-76CH00016
OSTI ID:
5754557
Report Number(s):
BNL-33602; CONF-830841-22; ON: DE83018187
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English