Title :
Mechanical and superconducting properties of Nb3Al
Author_Institution :
University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
fDate :
1/1/1979 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Nb3Al can be quenched from under a solidus into the low Tcductile BCC structure. In the BCC structure a variety of cold working operations can be performed on it without fracture. Later annealing converts this material to the high Tcbrittle A-15 structure.
Keywords :
Mechanical factors; Superconducting materials; Annealing; Argon; Cooling; Furnaces; Grain boundaries; Mechanical factors; Niobium; Superconducting materials; Surface cracks; Temperature;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMAG.1979.1060217
