Microstructural refinement of niobium for superconducting RF cavities

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 1305-1309

  Hartwig, Karl T ^a   Wang, Jyhwen ^b   Baars, Derek C ^c   Bieler, Thomas R ^c   Mathaudhu, Suveen N ^a   Barber, Robert E ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c Michigan State University   (United States)

^d Shear Form Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

ECAE; ECAP; Mechanical properties and texture; Microstructure; Niobium; Severe plastic deformation; Springback; SRF cavity; Superconducting radiofrequency cavity

Indexed keywords

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METAL EXTRUSION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NIOBIUM; PLASTIC DEFORMATION;

EQUAL CHANNEL ANGULAR EXTRUSION (ECAE); MICROSTRUCTURAL UNIFORMITY; SUPERCONDUCTING RADIOFREQUENCY CAVITY;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 34547450106     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2007.899893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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