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Laboratory scale solenoids with multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn superconductors

Conference · · IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6336407

By the bronze technique Nb/sub 3/Sn multifilamentary conductors with different numbers and densities of filaments and partly with an integrated CuTa stabilization were fabricated. For currents exceeding 1000 amp at 10 T fully transposed and calibrated flat cables were fabricated with different numbers of strands and different ratios of superconducting to CuTa stabilizing strands. From long lengths (km) of these cables, solenoids with manifold graded windings were manufactured using the wind-and-react-technique and a final vacuum impregnation after reaction. Two different variants of this technique are described. Magnetic flux densities up to 15 T at 4.2 K in a free bore of 40 mm diam have been reached in a 7 T NbTi background field. The solenoids attained the short sample current within some percent requiring only short training on initial excitation but no training after heating to room temperature. High excitation speeds were obtained without degradation of the quench current. 5 refs.

Research Organization:
Siemens, Erlangen, Ger
OSTI ID:
6336407
Report Number(s):
CONF-810340-
Journal Information:
IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Magn.; (United States) Vol. MAG-17:5; ISSN IEMGA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English