Title :
Synchrotron Tomography for the Study of Void Formation in Internal Tin Nb3Sn Superconductors
Author :
Haibel, Astrid ; Scheuerlein, Christian
Author_Institution :
Hahn-Meitner Inst. Berlin
fDate :
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Synchrotron absorption tomography has been applied for the study of voids formed during the thermal treatment of internal tin Nb3 Sn strands. Possible void formation mechanisms and in particular the effect of Sn phase transformations and melting are discussed based on a quantitative void description. Sn melting changes mainly the shape and volume of the individual voids but does not increase the total void volume in the strand
Keywords :
heat treatment; melting; niobium alloys; superconducting materials; superconducting transitions; tin alloys; tomography; voids (solid); Nb3Sn; internal tin superconductors; melting; phase transformations; synchrotron absorption tomography; thermal treatment; void formation; Absorption; Heat treatment; Niobium; Shape; Superconducting materials; Superconductivity; Synchrotrons; Temperature; Tin; Tomography; Superconducting materials; tomography;
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2006.887546