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Multifilamentary Nb3Sn superconductors are presently manufactured either by diffusing tin to niobium filaments from the surface of a copper matrix strand, or by providing tin in a tin—bronze matrix for reaction with the filaments. This paper describes recent work using both of these processes. A variation of the externally diffused conductor, a standard product at IGC, is described. The copper—13 wt.% tin bronze conductors and coils, which have been fabricated as part of the Manufacturing Technology Program sponsored by the Air Force Materials Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) are reported [1]. Experimental work in consideration of a third, high-tin bronze type of conductor has been done by Petrovich and Zeitlin [2].
Partially supported by the Air Force Materials Laboratory under Air Force Contract F33615-75-C-5104.
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Walker, M.S., Cutro, J.M., Wilcox, R.E., Zeitlin, B.A., Petrovich, A., Ozeryansky, G.M. (1978). Performance of Multifilament Nb3Sn Conductors for High-Field Applications Prepared by Competing Processes. In: Timmerhaus, K.D., Reed, R.P., Clark, A.F. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering. Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, vol 24. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9853-0_43
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