DocumentCode :
1125740
Title :
Residual Strain in a 
Strand Mounted on a Barrel for Critical Current Measurements
Author :
Thilly, Ludovic ; Scheuerlein, Christian ; Stuhr, Uwe ; Bordini, Bernardo ; Seeber, Bernd
Author_Institution :
Univ. de Poitiers, Futuroscope, France
Volume :
19
Issue :
3
fYear :
2009
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
2645
Lastpage :
2648
Abstract :
The strain dependence of the critical properties of Nb3Sn superconducting strands is a major complication for critical current (Ic) measurements. We report neutron diffraction measurements that have been carried out at room temperature and at 10 K in order to determine the strain state of a Nb3Sn powder-in-tube (PIT) strand mounted on a critical current measurement barrel made out of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy.
Keywords :
aluminium alloys; compressive strength; critical currents; grain size; neutron diffraction; niobium alloys; superconducting materials; tin alloys; titanium alloys; vanadium alloys; Nb3Sn; TiAlV; critical current measurement; grain size; neutron diffraction measurement; powder-in-tube strand; residual compressive strain; superconducting strands; temperature 10 K; temperature 293 K to 298 K; Diffraction; superconducting wires and filaments;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1051-8223
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2009.2019598
Filename :
5153556
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