Development of (Nb,Ta)3Sn multifilamentary superconductor wire for high current applications

Autor(es)

Durval Rodrigues Jr. ^[1] ; João Paulo Barros Machado ^[2]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Faculdade de Engenharia Química de Lorena. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Brasil

^[2] Faculdade de Engenharia Química de Lorena. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais - Brasil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: MATERIALS RESEARCH-IBERO-AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MATERIALS; v. 3, n. 4, p. 99-103, 2000-10-00.

Resumo

The optimization of the energy generated by a MagnetoHydroDynamic (MHD) channel using a superconducting magnet demands the optimization of the magnetic field of the system and of the critical points on the magnet winding. This work must include the development of a high performance superconductor wire suitable for this system. Aiming to the construction of improved performance MHD channel, it was developed a low cost superconductor wire, with the required characteristics. The wire was made using a technology compatible with the assembling steps and heat treatment conditions of the MHD superconducting magnets fabrication. It was used the internal Sn method in Nb-7.5wt%Ta tube to fabricate a 271-filament wire with a diameter of 0.81 mm and a Cu/nonCu ratio of 2.3. The wire was heat treated at 200 °C to diffuse the Sn into the Cu shell, producing bronze, followed by the final reaction at temperatures ranging from 670 °C to 730 °C during 25 to 150 h, to produce (Nb,Ta)3Sn. The superconducting wire characterization was made measuring the critical current Ic versus the applied magnetic field in the range of 5 to 20 T, the critical temperature Tc and the residual resistivity ratio (RRR). The wire transported critical currents above those available in commercial superconducting wires. These values of Ic are higher than the expected values for the optimization of the MHD channel. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 99/03129-5 - Desenvolvimento de supercondutor multifilamentar de (Nb,Ta) 3Sn para aplicação em sistema de geração de energia por magnetohidrodinâmica (MHD)
• Beneficiário: João Paulo Barros Machado
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Mestrado