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Reduced pO2 Melt Processing of YBa2Cu3O6+x

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Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials

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The melt processing of YBa2Cu3O6+x (Y123) in a reduced oxygen partial pressure has been investigated. Due to the depression of the peritectic in reduced pO2 the maximum temperature of the process cycle was 955°C. The resulting microstructure is comparable to that obtained through melt processing in air. The lower process temperature allows the use of a 90Ag/10Pd alloy sheath to contain the peritectic liquid during the texturing process and to lend additional mechanical strength to textured Y123 wires.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA

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Black, M.A., McGinn, P.J. (1996). Reduced pO2 Melt Processing of YBa2Cu3O6+x . In: Summers, L.T. (eds) Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials . Advances in Cryogenic Engineering Materials , vol 42. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9059-7_92

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