Results of thermal strain and conductor elongation upon heat treatment for Nb3Sn cable-in-conduit conductors

IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 470-473

  Bruzzone, Pierluigi ^a   Wesche, Rainer ^a   Cau, Francesca ^a  

^a EPFL CRPP   (France)

Author keywords

Neutrons; Strain measurement; Superconducting cables; Superconducting materials mechanical factors

Indexed keywords

AFTER-HEAT TREATMENT; CABLE-IN-CONDUIT CONDUCTORS; CHANGE OF LENGTH; COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION; COLD WORKS; GAIN INFORMATION; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; ITER TOROIDAL FIELD COILS; KEY PARAMETERS; LATTICE PARAMETERS; MECHANICAL FACTORS; NEUTRON DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUE; RELIABLE ASSESSMENT; RESIDUAL STRAINS; STEEL JACKETS; STRAIN GAUGE; THERMAL STRAIN;

CABLES; FILAMENTS (LAMP); HEAT TREATMENT; NEUTRONS; SHRINKAGE; STRAIN GAGES; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES; SUPERCONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EXPANSION; TIN;

SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS;

EID: 77952956246     PISSN: 10518223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TASC.2010.2042584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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