Development of Elements of a High Tc Superconducting Cable

Abstract

The program is aimed at the development of long lengths of silver- clad BSCCO. The material of choice is BSCCO-2223 with 20K the operating temperature goal. Such a tape conductor ultimately could be used in a coil for a magnet, motor or generator. The program is designed to tackle several key problems with parallel tasks. A large variety of BSCCO powders are under investigation. Silver tubes are packed with superconductor powder and deformed to form tape conductors. An alternate method of making silver-encapsulated superconducting tape has also been pursued. Variations in the powders and processing parameters are used to optimize the tape Jc.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA259415

Entities

People

  • Kenneth W. Lay

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Cooled
  • Alloys
  • Atmospheres
  • Boiling Point
  • Cold Working
  • Controlled Atmospheres
  • Cooling
  • Current Density
  • Grain Boundaries
  • Hardening
  • Hardness
  • Heat Treatment
  • High Temperature
  • Magnesium
  • Magnesium Alloys
  • Materials
  • Superconductors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Superconducting Magnet Technology
  • Systems Analysis and Design