Superconducting and mechanical properties of RE-Ba-Cu-O/Ag bulk superconductors

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 15, Issue 2 PART III, 2005, Pages 3098-3101

  Fujimoto, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a RAILWAY TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Flexural stress; Melt process; REBaCuO high temperature superconductors; Trapped magnetic field

Indexed keywords

HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; ISOTHERMS; MAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; NITROGEN; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SOLIDIFICATION; STRESS ANALYSIS; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; TOUGHNESS;

FLEXURAL STRESS; MELT PROCESS; REBACUO HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTORS; TRAPPED MAGNETIC FIELDS;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 22144475431     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2005.848967     Document Type: Conference Paper

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