Proofing tests of a fiber-reinforced type of niobium-tin superconductor by small coil experiments

Author

Tateishi, H. ; Kondoh, J. ; Umeda, M. ; Agatsuma, K. ; Arai, K. ; Gotoh, K. ; Saitoh, T.

Author_Institution

Electrotech. Lab., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

11

Issue

1

fYear

2001

fDate

3/1/2001 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2316

Lastpage

2319

Abstract

We have been developing fiber-reinforced type of niobium-tin superconductor for a large-scale high field magnet. This conductor has a niobium-tin filament reinforced by a tantalum core of about 20-micrometer diameter. Tantalum is selected as a reinforcing material since it has good ductility with mechanical strength comparable to stainless steel. We have tested this conductor in the form of a small solenoid with the diameter of 50 mm under a backup magnetic field of 15 Tesla. Results of the test showed that it has a uniform superconducting property over a length of 250 meter. Furthermore, we developed another conductor with larger current carrying capacity and tested this conductor in the coil form. Strain measurement of the second coil revealed that the windings behave elastically within the range of operation

Keywords

ductility; mechanical strength; niobium alloys; strain measurement; superconducting coils; superconducting device testing; tantalum; tin alloys; 15 T; 20 mum; 250 m; 50 mm; Nb₃Sn; backup magnetic field; current carrying capacity; ductility; fiber-reinforced Nb₃Sn superconductor; fiber-reinforced niobium-tin superconductor; large-scale high field magnet; mechanical strength; niobium-tin filament; proofing tests; reinforcing material; stainless steel; strain measurement; tantalum core; uniform superconducting property; Building materials; Conducting materials; Conductors; Large-scale systems; Magnetic cores; Niobium-tin; Optical fiber testing; Superconducting coils; Superconducting filaments and wires; Superconducting magnets;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.920324

Filename

920324