Critical Current Longitudinal and Transverse Strain Sensitivities of High J_{C} Nb_{3}Sn Conductors
Abstract
Characterizing critical current IC of Nb3Sn strands as function of a strain is very important for large high field superconducting magnet applications such as the superconducting outsert coil of the series-connected hybrid at the NHMFL and the ITER magnets. Apparatuses for measuring IC versus longitudinal strain and transverse stress have been developed and used at the NHMFL. We have characterized the IC strain sensitivities of a few candidate strands for the series-connected-hybrid. In addition, IC irreversibility strains are measured for the recently developed ITER high JC strands. The different strain sensitivities for different strands are discussed.
- Publication:
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IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
- Pub Date:
- June 2008
- DOI:
- 10.1109/TASC.2008.920808
- arXiv:
- arXiv:2302.06718
- Bibcode:
- 2008ITAS...18.1014L
- Keywords:
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- Condensed Matter - Superconductivity
- E-Print:
- 4 pages, 6 figures