학술논문

Mechanical Strength Evaluation of the Internal Matrix Reinforced Nb3Sn Multifilamentary Wires Using Cu–Sn–In Ternary Alloy Matrix
Document Type
Periodical
Source
IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity IEEE Trans. Appl. Supercond. Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on. 30(4):1-4 Jun, 2020
Subject
Fields, Waves and Electromagnetics
Engineered Materials, Dielectrics and Plasmas
Niobium-tin
Wires
Zinc
Strain
Integrated circuits
Solids
Internal matrix reinforcement
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solid solution strength
Cu–Sn–In ternary alloy
mechanical property
Language
ISSN
1051-8223
1558-2515
2378-7074
Abstract
We investigated the simple internal reinforcement method using special reinforcement ternary bronze alloy matrix on the bronze processed Nb 3 Sn wire. The Cu–Sn–Zn ternary alloy matrix was transformed to the (Cu, Zn) solid solution after Nb 3 Sn synthesis based on the solid solution strengthening mechanism. For the further mechanical strength improvement, we focused on the Indium (In) as the more effective solute element for the “internal matrix strengthening”, and succeeded to fabricate the bronze processed Nb 3 Sn multifilamentary wire using various Cu–Sn–In-(Ti) ternary alloy matrices. Changes of the Vickers hardness before and after Nb 3 Sn synthesis and the transport critical current ( I c ) under the uniaxial tensile deformation were evaluated. Vickers hardness of the matrix after Nb 3 Sn synthesis on the Cu–Sn–In ternary alloy matrix samples was higher compared with the conventional bronze and the Cu–Sn–Zn ternary matrix samples. On the other hand, the tensile stress obtained to the maximum peak I c value on the Cu–Sn–In ternary alloy matrix sample was estimated to approximately 265 MPa, and this value was much higher than those of the Cu–Sn–Zn ternary matrix and conventional bronze processed samples. We found that the In element would become more attractive solute element than Zn element for the internal reinforcement ternary matrix.