Alternative strand material for the toroidal field coils of the ITER magnetic system: assessment of Nb/sub 3/Al

Author

Cicchelli, O. ; Bottura, L. ; Gislon, P. ; Spadoni, M.

Volume

5

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

6/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

901

Lastpage

904

Abstract

Designers of conductors for ITER TF coils selected Nb/sub 3/Sn as the strand material. As the influence of stress and strain on the superconducting property in Nb/sub 3/Al conductors is smaller than in Nb/sub 3/Sn conductors, Nb/sub 3/Al has become a potentially attractive candidate material. However, its industrial production has not yet been developed at the level of Nb/sub 3/Sn. Of interest is the evaluation of the use of cable-in-conduit-conductors for ITER TF coils. The assessment is carried out considering alternative jacket material (stainless steel), manufacturing approaches (winding of reacted conductors) and performance of the final conductor in the operating conditions of ITER TF coils.<>

Keywords

aluminium alloys; cable sheathing; electric conduits; electron device manufacture; manufacturing processes; niobium alloys; power cables; superconducting cables; superconducting coils; superconducting magnets; ITER TF coils; Nb/sub 3/Al; Nb/sub 3/Sn; cable-in-conduit-conductors; candidate material; design; industrial production; jacket material; manufacturing; performance; stainless steel; strain; strand material; stress; superconducting magnet; toroidal field coils; winding; Conducting materials; Magnetic field induced strain; Magnetic materials; Niobium; Stress; Superconducting coils; Superconducting magnets; Superconducting materials; Tin; Toroidal magnetic fields;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Applied Superconductivity, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1051-8223

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/77.402694

Filename

402694