DocumentCode :
1759670
Title :
Thermal Conductivity of Industrial 
Wires Fabricated by Various Techniques
Author :
Bonura, M. ; Senatore, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Univ. of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
Volume :
23
Issue :
3
fYear :
2013
fDate :
41426
Firstpage :
6000404
Lastpage :
6000404
Abstract :
We have developed a new experimental setup specifically designed for measuring thermal conductivity on technical superconductors in the range of temperatures 3-330 K in magnetic fields up to 21 T. Three Nb3Sn wires, produced by the powder-in-tube technique, the bronze route, and the internal tin restacked-rod process, respectively, have been investigated. We show that, due to the complexity of the architecture of these wires, direct measurement of thermal conductivity is required for a correct estimation of thermal stability in superconducting magnets.
Keywords :
niobium alloys; superconducting critical field; superconducting magnets; thermal conductivity; thermal conductivity measurement; thermal stability; tin alloys; type II superconductors; Nb3Sn; bronze route; industrial wires; internal tin restacked-rod process; magnetic fields; powder-in-tube technique; superconducting magnets; technical superconductors; temperature 3 K to 330 K; thermal conductivity measurement; thermal stability; Conductivity; Conductivity measurement; Copper; Temperature measurement; Thermal conductivity; Thermal stability; Wires; Niobium-tin; superconducting magnets; superconducting materials; thermal stability;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1051-8223
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/TASC.2012.2234203
Filename :
6384679
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