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Title: Ductile alloy and process for preparing composite superconducting wire

Abstract

An alloy for the commercial production of ductile superconducting wire is prepared by melting together copper and at least 15 weight percent niobium under non-oxygen-contaminating conditions, and rapidly cooling the melt to form a ductile composite consisting of discrete, randomly distributed and orientated dendritic-shaped particles of niobium in a copper matrix. As the wire is worked, the dendritric particles are realigned parallel to the longitudinal axis and when drawn form a plurality of very fine ductile superconductors in a ductile copper matrix. The drawn wire may be tin coated and wound into magnets or the like before diffusing the tin into the wire to react with the niobium. Impurities such as aluminum or gallium may be added to improve upper critical field characteristics.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Ames, IA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA; Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864527
Patent Number(s):
4378330
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22C - ALLOYS
C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22F - CHANGING THE PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF NON-FERROUS METALS AND NON-FERROUS ALLOYS
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-82
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ductile; alloy; process; preparing; composite; superconducting; wire; commercial; production; prepared; melting; copper; 15; weight; percent; niobium; non-oxygen-contaminating; conditions; rapidly; cooling; melt; form; consisting; discrete; randomly; distributed; orientated; dendritic-shaped; particles; matrix; dendritric; realigned; parallel; longitudinal; axis; drawn; plurality; fine; superconductors; coated; wound; magnets; diffusing; react; impurities; aluminum; gallium; added; improve; upper; critical; field; characteristics; composite superconducting; weight percent; longitudinal axis; superconducting wire; copper matrix; field characteristics; critical field; preparing composite; percent niobium; shaped particles; commercial product; rapidly cool; aligned parallel; conducting wire; drawn wire; /420/29/505/

Citation Formats

Verhoeven, John D, Finnemore, Douglas K, Gibson, Edwin D, and Ostenson, Jerome E. Ductile alloy and process for preparing composite superconducting wire. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Verhoeven, John D, Finnemore, Douglas K, Gibson, Edwin D, & Ostenson, Jerome E. Ductile alloy and process for preparing composite superconducting wire. United States.
Verhoeven, John D, Finnemore, Douglas K, Gibson, Edwin D, and Ostenson, Jerome E. Tue . "Ductile alloy and process for preparing composite superconducting wire". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864527.
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author = {Verhoeven, John D and Finnemore, Douglas K and Gibson, Edwin D and Ostenson, Jerome E},
abstractNote = {An alloy for the commercial production of ductile superconducting wire is prepared by melting together copper and at least 15 weight percent niobium under non-oxygen-contaminating conditions, and rapidly cooling the melt to form a ductile composite consisting of discrete, randomly distributed and orientated dendritic-shaped particles of niobium in a copper matrix. As the wire is worked, the dendritric particles are realigned parallel to the longitudinal axis and when drawn form a plurality of very fine ductile superconductors in a ductile copper matrix. The drawn wire may be tin coated and wound into magnets or the like before diffusing the tin into the wire to react with the niobium. Impurities such as aluminum or gallium may be added to improve upper critical field characteristics.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Tue Mar 29 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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