Fracture toughness for copper oxide superconductors

Goretta, Kenneth C; Kullberg, Marc L

Title: Fracture toughness for copper oxide superconductors

Abstract

An oxide-based strengthening and toughening agent, such as tetragonal Zro.sub.2 particles, has been added to copper oxide superconductors, such as superconducting YBa.sub.2 Cu.sub.3 O.sub.x (123) to improve its fracture toughness (K.sub.IC). A sol-gel coating which is non-reactive with the superconductor, such as Y.sub.2 BaCuO.sub.5 (211) on the ZrO.sub.2 particles minimized the deleterious reactions between the superconductor and the toughening agent dispersed therethrough. Addition of 20 mole percent ZrO.sub.2 coated with 211 yielded a 123 composite with a K.sub.IC of 4.5 MPa(m).sup.0.5.

Inventors:

Goretta, Kenneth C ^[1]; Kullberg, Marc L ^[2]

Downers Grove, IL
Lisle, IL

Issue Date:: 1993-01-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 868742

Patent Number(s):: 5202306

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS

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C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B2235/6585 - at an oxygen percentage above that of air
C04B35/62847 - {with oxide ceramics}
C04B35/62805 - {Oxide ceramics}

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Y10S505/782 - Bismuth-, e.g. BiCaSrCuO

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C04B2235/5292 - Flakes, platelets or plates
C04B35/803 - {The matrix of the ceramic products consisting of oxides only}
C04B35/4521 - {containing bismuth oxide}

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Y10S505/78 - Yttrium and barium-, e.g. YBa2Cu307

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C04B2235/5224 - Alumina or aluminates
C04B2235/3463 - Alumino-silicates other than clay, e.g. mullite
C04B2235/3217 - Aluminum oxide or oxide forming salts thereof, e.g. bauxite, alpha-alumina

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Y10S505/785 - Composition containing superconducting material and diverse nonsuperconducting material

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C04B2235/522 - Oxidic
C04B2235/5445 - submicron sized, i.e. from 0,1 to 1 micron
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H01L39/2477 - {Processes including the use of precursors}

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C04B2235/5228 - Silica and alumina, including aluminosilicates, e.g. mullite
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C04B2235/5236 - Zirconia
C04B35/4508 - {Type 1-2-3}
C04B35/62655 - {Drying, e.g. freeze-drying, spray-drying, microwave or supercritical drying}
C04B2235/96 - Properties of ceramic products, e.g. mechanical properties such as strength, toughness, wear resistance
C04B2235/77 - Density

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S505/783 - Thallium-, e.g. Tl2CaBaCu308

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C04B2235/656 - characterised by specific heating conditions during heat treatment
C04B2235/5436 - micrometer sized, i.e. from 1 to 100 micron
C04B2235/3246 - Stabilised zirconias, e.g. YSZ or cerium stabilised zirconia

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DOE Contract Number:: W-31109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: fracture; toughness; copper; oxide; superconductors; oxide-based; strengthening; toughening; agent; tetragonal; zro; particles; added; superconducting; yba; cu; 123; improve; sol-gel; coating; non-reactive; superconductor; bacuo; 211; minimized; deleterious; reactions; dispersed; therethrough; addition; 20; mole; percent; coated; yielded; composite; mpa; oxide superconductors; sol-gel coating; copper oxide; fracture toughness; mole percent; oxide superconductor; superconducting yba; toughening agent; tetragonal zro; /505/252/501/

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Superconductor-substrate interactions of the Y–Ba–Cu oxide
journal, February 1989

Cheung, C. T.; Ruckenstein, E.
Journal of Materials Research, Vol. 4, Issue 1
https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1989.0001

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