The influence of Nb3Sn strand geometry on filament breakage under bend strain as revealed by metallography

Superconductor Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1005-1011

  Jewell, Matthew C ^a   Lee, Peter J ^a   Larbalestier, David C ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CRACKS; CRITICAL CURRENT DENSITY (SUPERCONDUCTIVITY); HYSTERESIS; METALLOGRAPHY; STRAIN; TENSILE PROPERTIES; TIN;

FILAMENT BREAKAGE;

NIOBIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0141494574     PISSN: 09532048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/16/9/308     Document Type: Conference Paper

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