Superconducting composites fabrication and properties
Abstract
The paper describes the present commercial fabrication methods and the properties of the two most generally available multifilamentary composite conductors in the U.S.A., NbTi and Nb3Sn. An attempt is made to explain the reasons why commercial superconductors should have composite structures. Some possible future manufacturing techniques are mentioned. The complex factors affecting the optimization of the electrical and mechanical properties of the Nb3Sn composites are discussed in some detail.
- Publication:
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New Developments and Applications in Composites
- Pub Date:
- 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979aime.symp..175G
- Keywords:
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- Composite Materials;
- Cryogenic Equipment;
- Superconducting Power Transmission;
- Superconductors;
- Niobium Alloys;
- Production Engineering;
- Tin Alloys;
- Titanium Alloys;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering