In:
Applied Physics Letters, AIP Publishing, Vol. 57, No. 5 ( 1990-07-30), p. 506-507
Abstract:
Experiments were conducted to determine the transverse stress sensitivity of the critical current (Ic) of jelly-roll multifilamentary Nb3Al wires at 8 and 12 T. For comparison, similar experiments were conducted on bronze-process (NbTi)3Sn wires. At 12 T and under a transverse compressive stress of 150 MPa−conditions expected in fusion magnets−the Ic degradation of the Nb3Al specimen was ∼20% vs ∼65% for the (NbTi)3Sn specimen. The intrinsic superiority of Nb3Al over (NbTi)3Sn with regard to transverse compressive stress is thus clear. There is optimism that Nb3Al will eventually become a useful superconductor for large-scale, high-field applications.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0003-6951
,
1077-3118
Language:
English
Publisher:
AIP Publishing
Publication Date:
1990
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